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PGPsdk is out, but not for free
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- Subject: PGPsdk is out, but not for free
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- Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 16:36:05 -0500
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More proof that the PGP folks have some kind of alterior motive.
Translation: They created a software package which purposefully breaks the
previous free versions of that package. Then they release a development kit
for that package with outrageous licensing fees.
Welcome to the new PGP Inc.
>First, PGPsdk has been released:
> http://www.pgp.com/sdk/
>The bad news: the licensing fees are so high that there will be no
>freeware or shareware applications using it. Here's an example of the
>licensing:
>License Plan #1
> Authentication, Encryption/Decryption,
> PGP/MIME, Key Management: $25,000 advance on
>royalties + 2% of product revenues (minimum $1 per client and $35 per
>server)
>Add Certificate Server Integration:
> $5,000 advance on royalties
>Support/Upgrades
> (includes email support by a trained
> developer support technician)
> $1,500 per year + 15% of royalty payments