From: phelix@vallnet.com
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:54:19 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Re: PGP bought by McAfee
In-Reply-To: <348356EF.21C4@ix.netcom.com>
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On 1 Dec 1997 21:30:35 -0600, steve <xxxxxx@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>
>>"Network Associates, Inc.
>>(Nasdaq: NETA, commencing Dec. 2), formerly McAfee Associates
>>(Nasdaq: MCAF), announced today that it has a signed a definitive
>>agreement to acquire privately-held Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (PGP)."
>
>Varous Questions, comments rants, etc.:
>
>Does anyone know how this will affect PGP's:
>security, commitment to no-GAK, Founder (P. Zimmerman), the continuation
>of the PGP product line?
>
>I heard that McAfee's PCCrypto product will still be sold by NETA as a
>retail product, (are they considering 
>incorperating the 2 together and just using PGP's team for R&D?)
>
>steve

Even more basic questions:  Will NETA release source code?  Will they
continue to develop freeware versions of PGP?  What conections does NETA
have to S/MIME?  What happens to licensing of things like PGPsdk and the
freeware versions of PGP?  Will PGP be seen as a "dead-end" product by
potential new users.  What will happen to Open-PGP email encryption
standard?

This is not good.

-- Phelix