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Re: PGP bought by McAfee (fwd)
[Identities removed to protect the innocent]
Forwarded message:
> >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?)
> >
> 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.
What's the matter? Finding a free market economy monopolize right in front
of your eyes just a tad uncomfortable?
Cyber-anarchy in action...
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