Re: Microsoft and Netscape to Provide McCain with Options?

[geeman@best.com]

Mostly I'd like to know what the proposals by these loft captains
of industry ARE.

At 06:15 PM 7/12/97 -0700, Tom Weinstein wrote:
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>Alan wrote:
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>> On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Tim May wrote:
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>>> At 5:26 PM -0700 7/11/97, Alan Olsen wrote:
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>>>> McCain said he met with Microsoft representatives recently to
>>>> discuss a new technology being developed by the software giant that
>>>> could be less intrusive and problematic than key recovery. The
>>>> senator also said he plans to meet with Netscape officials next week
>>>> to discuss yet another alternative.
>>>
>>> This is something we should watch _very_ closely!
>> 
>> I agree.  The article seemed to imply that both Microsoft and Netscape
>> were falling all over each other trying to come up with gak-like
>> alternatives to key recovery.  I wonder what Tom Weinstien can tell us
>> about that...  (He has been a bit quiet lately...  Too quiet.)
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>When I'm quiet, it's probably because I'm busy.  It's certainly not
>because I was spirited off to Fort Meade by the black helicopters for
>brain washing.
>
>Let's look at this another way.  Given the opportunity to discuss your
>views with a senator, whouldn't you take it?  Even if there's very
>little chance of changing his mind?
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>We aren't going to suddenly do an about face and start saying that GAK
>is good.  Even if anyone here believed that, there's no way that we'd be
>able to sell it to our overseas customers.
>
>-- 
>What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein
>for the novice.  You must understand Tao before      | tomw@netscape.com
>transcending structure.  -- The Tao of Programming   |
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