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Re: PIS_son
On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Jeff Weinstein wrote:
> John Young wrote:
> >
> > 10-17-96, BuWi:
> >
> > "Apple, IBM, JavaSoft, Motorola, Netscape, Nortel, Novell,
> > RSA, and Silicon Graphics Announce PICA Crypto-Alliance"
> >
> > The PICA specification will also be designed to make the
> > task of developing differing domestic and exportable
> > security requirements much easier. [GAK alliance 2.]
>
> John, I think you are misreading the intent here. By making
> it easier to develop separate domestic and exportable
> versions of a product, we foil the government's attempt to
> force weak domestic encryption because it is too much work to
> maintain two different versions.
>
> --Jeff
>
> --
> Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
> Netscape Communication Corporation
> [email protected] - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw
> Any opinions expressed above are mine.
>
Intents are arguments used by idealists. Netscapes screwing us over.
--Deviant
Swap read error. You lose your mind.