Re: Crypto CD UpDate

[Jonathon Blake <grafolog@netcom.com>]

	Henry:

On Wed, 27 Mar 1996, Henry Huang wrote:

> On Mar 26, 21:18, Timothy C. May wrote:
> > At 10:16 PM 3/26/96, aba@atlas.ex.ac.uk wrote:
> > >The idea of putting together a CD with crypto stuff is an excellent

> ITAR is going to be a mess either way.  If the CD is put together outside
> the U.S., you'd have to only use non-U.S. executables/source (or else

	Develop it ad cut it outside the US.  << Can it be done in 
	St Pierre? Alternatively, how about Bermuda?   >> 

	Include Source code for both US and Non-US versions, but
	only executable for non-US versions.  

> target.  But how do you sell a piece of software to an audience that
> doesn't know it needs it?

	It doesn't take much.  The hard part is configuring a system
	for the user. 

	Plug and Play Crypto applications are required.
	
	Now if the CD-Rom had all the crypto applications, with
	examples of how to configure various things, you are a step
	closer towards the plug & play requirement. 

> to resolve.  The multi-platform stuff (DOS/Mac/**IX on one disc) will
> be harder; you'll need to code a different interface to the CD for each
> platform.

	Depends on your search engine.  

> issue being addressed here (getting easy-to-digest crypto to the masses)
> is a lot more difficult than just pressing a CD-ROM.  Ben may need to
> rethink his strategy on this, in terms of how to most effectively promote
> this CD to that market.

	Trial run -- press, say 20 CD-Roms.  Have people
	use them on various platforms, and provide the examples,
	etc, to make it plug and play for the rest of the world.
	
	Then press them in batches of 100,  or 500 to sell 
	/distribute to users.  Market it on a web page, and
	accept the various forms of digital currency, credit
	cards, etc.  

> Hmm, do I hear a volunteer for writing that Crypto Software Web page?  ;)

	Just for the links to each of the crypto software archives?

	It would need somebody playing with alta-vista, etc for
	a while --- or somebody sending URL, and a brief site
	description, to maintain such a page.  

	I started to do something like that a long time ago, but
	got involved in some other projects.  << The relics of
	that can be found at 
	ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/gr/graphology/private.html
	>> 

	<< If I knew of any easy way to sort mail with stuff
	to be added to such a webpage, from the rest of my mail,
	I'd volunteer.  >> 	

        xan

        jonathon
        grafolog@netcom.com