September 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Call for Presentations: CodeCon 2002
by Bram Cohen 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: CODECON 2002 http://www.codecon.org/ Please forward wherever applicable. CodeCon 2002, scheduled for February 15, 16, and 17 in San Francisco, California, is the premier event in 2002 for the P2P, cypherpunk, and network/security application developer community. It is a workshop for developers of real-world applications that support individual liberties. During the first two days, our policy is "bring your own code"; while those not demonstrating software are welcome to attend, the focus is primarily on developer discussion. The final day of the workshop is intended to be more inclusive, consisting of public and press demonstrations, interviews, panels and a public session allowing a larger number of presenters to demonstrate their projects in a more informal setting. All presentations must be accompanied by functional applications, ideally open source. Presenters must be one of the active developers of the code in question. CodeCon strongly encourages presenters from non-commercial and academic backgrounds to attend for the purposes of collaboration and the sharing of knowledge by providing free registration to workshop presenters and highly-discounted registration to full-time students. Public session presenters and approved members of the press will receive free registration for the public session on Sunday. IMPORTANT DATES Submissions open: 1 October 2001 Final submission deadline: 1 January 2002 Final notification of acceptance: 15 January 2002 Conference begins: 15 February 2002 Public session and public demonstrations: 17 February 2002 Post-conference web-based proceedings: 15 March 2002 SUGGESTED TOPICS The focus of CodeCon is on running applications which: * use one or more of: cryptography, steganography, distributed network architectures, peer to peer communications, anonymity or pseudonymity * enhance individual power and liberty * can be discussed freely, either by virtue of being open source or having a published protocol, and preferably free of intellectual property restrictions * are generally useful, either directly to a large number of users, or as an example of technology applicable to a larger audience Examples of excellent presentations include Mixmaster remailers and extensions, OpenNap, Swarmcast, Mojo Nation, Magic Money, and OpenPGP applications. Novelty in technical approaches, security assumptions, and end-user functionality are excellent properties. Presentations about basic technologies, such as a new cipher or hash, non-interesting vulnerabilities in existing applications, or discussions of unimplemented protocols are better suited for other conferences. The guidelines for the CodeCon public session on Sunday are less stringent than the main workshop; presentations which are more tangential to CodeCon's focus may be accepted. FORMAT OF PRESENTATIONS (main workshop) Paper and Q&A ------------- For those most comfortable with a traditional conference format, we will accept papers up to 25 pages. We encourage HTML or plain ASCII submissions, but can accept PostScript, PDF, or LaTeX. We will distribute papers in advance of the conference, and will provide 30 or 60 minutes for discussion and Q&A, at the presenter's discretion. In exceptional cases, we will accept anonymous papers and conduct either a non-directed discussion or a Q&A session directed by proxy. All papers should be accompanied by source code or an application. When possible, we would prefer that the application be available for interactive use during the workshop, either on a presenter-provided demonstration machine or one of the conference kiosks. Additionally, during the paper presentation, some use of this demo must be made; it may be relatively brief, but a demonstration of the running application is essential. Interactive demo ---------------- In addition to the traditional conference paper format, we encourage highly interactive presentations. Throughout the event, we will have several kiosks and local servers available for demonstration purposes. We also strongly encourage presenters to bring their own hardware. Application demos can be up to 20 minutes, followed by a period of up to 40 minutes for Q&A, which can include demonstration of additional features of the application not covered in the main presentation. If desired by the presenter, we can distribute URLs of applications several days before the workshop to allow attendees to familiarize themselves with the basics of applications prior to the workshop sessions. Panel ----- In areas where multiple projects fall roughly in the same domain, the most efficient presentation may be a panel with one or more developers from each team. These developers may then individually demonstrate their applications, followed by discussion among the panel and Q&A with the other attendees as to differences in design goals, implementation, and other aspects of the systems. If we receive multiple submissions from related projects for papers or demos, we may suggest to the presenters that they combine into a panel. Additionally, presenters are free to submit jointly as a pre-selected panel. There is some flexibility in requirements and formats for presentations; please enquire if you would like to use an alternate form. FORMAT OF PRESENTATIONS (public session) On the afternoon of Sunday 17 February, we will set aside a substantial amount of time for 5 minute-or-less project public session presentations. Other events on this day, including panels and main presentations, will be targeted at members of the press and public, so brief presentations on Sunday will reach a wide audience. Presenters from the first two days who wish to make an additional public session presentation may do so. SUBMISSION DETAILS Presentations must be performed by one of the active developers on the project. That's the rule -- no code, no mike. Multiple people may be involved in a presentation. You do get in free if you're part of a presentation even if you don't speak during it, so creativity (within reason) is encouraged. The workshop language is English, for both presentations and papers. Ideally, demonstrations should be usable by attendees with 802.11b connected devices either via a web interface, or locally on Windows, UNIX-like, or MacOS platforms. Cross-platform applications are most desirable. Our venue may be 21+. If you are submitting and are under 21, please advise the program committee; we may consider alternate venues for one or more days of the event. If you have a specific day on which you would prefer to present, please advise us. Main workshop submissions should include in the plain-text body of email to submissions(a)codecon.org the following information: - Name of presenter - Name of others involved in project attending conference - Title of presentation - Brief summary of topic - URL or attachment of example code (must be received by the final submission deadline) - Brief project history - Brief summary of demo, or abstract of paper - Any other details considered relevant Public session submissions should include in the plain-text body of email to submissions(a)codecon.org the following information: - Name of presenter - Title of presentation - Brief summary of topic - URL or attachment with example code - Any other details PROGRAM COMMITTEE Bram Cohen, BitTorrent Dan Egnor, ofb.net Jered Floyd, Permabit Ian Grigg, Systemics Ryan Lackey, HavenCo Don Marti, LinuxJournal Guido Sanchez, New Hack City Bill Stewart, AT&T Brandon Wiley, Freenet Jamie Zawinski, DNA Lounge COSTS Recognizing that many of the developers of the most interesting cypherpunk applications are unable to afford accommodations and other expenses in San Francisco, CodeCon will attempt to locate housing and otherwise assist with issues for presenters on a case-by-case basis. Please contact codecon-admin(a)codecon.org if your submission is accepted but you require assistance to attend. SPONSORSHIP If your organization is interested in sponsoring CodeCon, we would love to hear from you. In particular, we are looking for sponsors for social meals and parties on any of the three days of the conference, as well as sponsors of the conference as a whole, prizes or awards for quality presentations, and assistance with transportation or accommodation for presenters with limited resources. If you might be interested in sponsoring any of these aspects, please contact the conference organizers at codecon-admin(a)codecon.org. QUESTIONS If you have questions about CodeCon, or would like to contact the organizers, please mail codecon-admin(a)codecon.org. Please note this address is only for questions and administrative requests, and not for workshop presentation submissions.

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RE: Mind control: U.S. Measures May Incite Domestic Terror
by Anonymous User 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

>Part of our problem in regard to U.S.-based domestic terrorism and militia >groups has been our prosecutorial or military "snatch" mindset. We need to >attack their strategy, rather than engage in actions that legitimize their >world views, incite action, encourage radicalization and facilitate >recruitment. And who would be "we" ? And who are "they" ? You seem to have some conclusive evidence ... care to share with "us" ? >This is a WAR On Terrorism -- not a Keystone Cop chase. I believe that any No, Ms. Propaganda, this is not war, this is bullshit. It is (according to the past history) a natural path for the empire to gradually become a police state because of dissent (which the state, naturally, labels as "terrorism"). This progresses until internal pressure builds up to the point of disintegration. Nothing new here, except that US managed to do in 60 years what took others centuries. While it is easy to understand why the feeble-minded gather around the official story (and flag-waving politicians) when they feel threatened by dark & hairy foreigners, it should be obvious that such grouping is the main long-term consequence of "terrorism", and that the state is the principal profiteer. It is impossible for USG to "attack their strategy" while remaining USG. And I can not see a single reason that would compell USG to do so.

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RE: Mind control: U.S. Measures May Incite Domestic Terror
by keyser-soze＠hushmail.com 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

Every one of us, without exception, is born into a society that is given, just as the fauna and flora of our environment are given. Society and its institutions are, to the individual who enters it, as much naturalistic phenomena as is the weather itself. There is, therefore, no natural sanctity in the State any more than there is in the weather. We may bow down before it, just as our ancestors bowed before the sun and moon, but it is only because something in us unregenerate finds satisfaction in such an attitude, not because there is anything inherently reverential in the institution worshiped. Once the State has begun to function, and a large class finds its interest and its expression of power in maintaining the State, this ruling class may compel obedience from any uninterested minority. The State thus becomes an instrument by which the power of the whole herd is wielded for the benefit of a class. The rulers soon learn to capitalize the reverence which the State produc! es in the majority, and turn it into a general resistance toward a lessening of their privileges. The sanctity of the State becomes identified with the sanctity of the ruling class, and the latter are permitted to remain in power under the impression that in obeying and serving them, we are obeying and serving society, the nation, the great collectivity of all of us. . . . -- RANDOLPH BOURNE, 1918 At 02:50 AM 9/26/2001 +0000, Anonymous User wrote: >It is (according to the past history) a natural path for the empire to gradually become a police state because of dissent (which the state, naturally, labels as "terrorism"). This progresses until internal pressure builds up to the point of disintegration. Nothing new here, except that US managed to do in 60 years what took others centuries. >While it is easy to understand why the feeble-minded gather around the official story (and flag-waving politicians) when they feel threatened by dark & hairy foreigners, it should be obvious that such grouping is the main long-term consequence of "terrorism", and that the state is the principal profiteer.

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Re: ANWR
by mmotyka＠lsil.com 25 Sep '01

25 Sep '01

Jim Choate <ravage(a)ssz.com> wrote : >On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 mmotyka(a)lsil.com wrote: > >> NB : I'm not opposed to drilling Alaskan oil - after Kuwait runs dry... > >I am. Find another way other than killing the Polar Bears (they have to >helicopter them around the N. pole each year so they don't starve), seals, >whales, etc. > >Your right to TRY to make money doesn't over-ride my right to a reasonably >maintaned planet. > As usual you misunderstand me - I only approve of going into ANWR in a case of dire need. Our society depends so heavily on fossil fuels that a sudden removal would cause panic and starvation. > And as far as $25+/gallon gas...go baby go! > $25 is a bit extreme - lets move it up to ~$3 1 year from now to start. Change it too quickly and you cause too much trouble for the economy. I also think we should learn a lesson from NY - annual vehicle registration costs are based on vehicle weight. Mike

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by Kelleen Noe 25 Sep '01

25 Sep '01

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Re: Signed, anonymous...(was Re: Getting Bush...)
by Karsten M. Self 25 Sep '01

25 Sep '01

on Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 02:22:25PM -0700, Meyer Wolfsheim (wolf(a)priori.net) wrote: > On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > Future verifiability? > > > > The thought crossed my mind. > > This has been discussed multiple times. Tim just mentioned another > obvious reason: the key may be held by certain individual readers of > the list, but not the public in general. (Not likely to be the case in > this particular instance, because of Hushmail's problems, but > certainly a valid reason.) Signed messages can become a liability. Why > provide potentially dangerous information to those who do not need it? I suppose this has also been discussed, but if anyone has a favorite compelling argument I'd be interested in seeing it. > > Someone got cluesticks for me WRT cypherpunks list protocol, and/or > > the cypherpunks listmanager WRT RFC 2015? > > Cluesticks for you WRT mailing lists in general: don't use PGP/MIME. > (Hint: try to verify a PGP/MIME signed message in a web archive. Several Web archives include signatures. Checking, e.g.:, debian-user, I found I couldn't validate my own posts. However, archives in mbox format with full text of mail as received should work. I can think of several compelling arguments for supporting signed list messages, should the sender wish to sign. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself(a)ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]

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25 Sep '01

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25 Sep '01

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25 Sep '01

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No Regrets About Shamelessly Exploiting National Tragedy For My Own PerQ Gain.
by Frog2 25 Sep '01

25 Sep '01

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 C'punks, Phil Zimmermann did not ask me to post this. He would not like it freely disseminated, so feel free to post it wherever you wish. l a i n No Regrets About Shamelessly Exploiting National Tragedy For My Own Personal Gain. This Friday September 21st Washington Post carried an article by Ariana Cha that I feel misrepresents my views on the role I personally had in the September 11th terrorists attacks. She interviewed me on Monday September 17th, and we talked about how I felt about the possibility that the event might be a perfect opportunity for me to get some free press and get back some of the attention I lost since I was effectively kicked out of Network Associates and had to move to that cheesy webmail provider. The article states that as the inventor of PGP, I was "overwhelmed with feelings of guilt". I never implied that in the interview unless it seemed like it would increase my chances of getting in print, and I specifically went out of my way to try to pull other heart strings too just to assure that it would all see the light of day and put my name in lights again. I even made her repeat all this back so she would not get it wrong in the article. After all I am The Phil Zimmermann so I should have editorial control over these kinds of things, don't you think? This misrepresentation is serious. I expect the press to pull only those heart strings that will get me sympathy and allow me to grandstand publicly atop the bodies of the dead and dying in New York and elsewhere without attracting criticism of a substantial nature. The article implies that under the duress of terrorism I have changed my principles on the importance of my own vanity and ego and that I have pandered to the anti-crypto crowd in my endless quest to rediscover my former glory. You see, civil liberties and cryptography used to be a good platform for my self-promotion but with the acquisition of PGP and the closing of the source code I am now relegated to the unenviable stature of a "has-been" and a "one trick pony". You can probably understand why I jumped at the chance to indulge in a little self-promotion when those tall boxy things collapsed in New York this month. Because I am The Phil Zimmermann and my views are so important, Ms. Cha read to me most of the article by phone before she went about ignoring the express instructions of my PR agent not to print anything about me crying more than once or twice. It didn't seem very manly, they said. I miss Kelly Blough. She used to keep me out of trouble when I stuck my foot in my mouth in public. The article that appeared in the Post was significantly shorter than the original. I had so much important stuff to say that I cannot believe they took out my discussions on foreign affairs, international monetary policy, the national debt and Kevin Bacon's chances to capture a senate seat in an off year. I can only speculate that her editors must have decided their paper was not a forum for my own self-aggrandizement and taken some inappropriate liberties in removing all the work I put into composing my public image for that article. What the hell? In the interview six days after the attack, just after my PR rep called me and said that I might get in the paper if I played my cards right and this could be a huge boost for my career, we talked about the fact that I had cried over the heartbreaking tragedy, as everyone else did. In fact the tears were not because of guilt, but a highly concentrated formula of lemon juice that I applied to my eyelids before going out in public. When that stopped working I hit my thumb with a hammer for good measure. Let me tell you, nothing gets me teary eyed like a good thumb-whacking. I also told her about some hate mail I received that blamed me for developing a technology that could be used by terrorists. I didn't tell her that this email came from my PR rep. I told her I felt bad about the possibility of terrorists using PGP, but that I also felt that this was outweighed by the fact that I now had a personal stake in the tragedy with which to bootstrap my flagging ego and public image in a national publication. I also weaved some bullshit about human rights and crap, the kind of stuff I used to believe when I actually coded stuff rather than just babbling on about it like I mostly do now. Ah, I was so young and stupid. It appears that this nuance was not lost on the Washington Post since they made me look like the little sissy I always feared people saw me as. I imagine this was caused by my PR staff being stretched to their limits in an effort to keep me out of trouble and from saying the wrong thing at the wrong time to the wrong people. God, why do I always do that? In these emotional times, we in the crypto community find ourselves sidelined and ignored because our technology is so universal that no one thinks we are anything novel anymore. I do not want to give ammunition to these efforts by allowing the controversial sides of cryptography to be forgotten. I think the article correctly showed that I over-did things a bit with that crying in the shower quote, but that was my Publicist's idea. "Sex sells, Phil, baby", they said "use it". Did I re-examine my career path and my PR efforts in the wake of this tragedy? Of course I did. But the outcome of this re-examination was the same as it was during the years when people actually thought I was actually doing something, namely that someone better use cryptography in perpetrating a serious crime soon or the debate might fade and with it my glory days and meal ticket. Thank god for Osama! My career is back. I will have to do something about that PR firm and this article business, but in the meantime read my lips: I have no regrets about shamelessly invoking the name of the dead for my own personal gain and some smartassed reporter who refuses to be a platform for my personal promotion is just going to get run over by the new Zimmermann propaganda engine. I'm back baby. I'm back. I'm looking out for number one. Phil. Phil is number one. I'm going to buy my self some new clothes, a manicure, a facial, get back in shape, get a makeover, all of it. Phil is hitting the town. I feel like Churchill when the Nazi's started to finally make some damn noise. Resurrected baby. Res-urr-fucking-ected. The question of whether strong cryptography should be restricted by the government was debated all through the golden years for Phil Zimmermann, the 1990's. This debate had the participation of the White House, the NSA, the FBI, the courts, the Congress, the computer industry, civilian academia, and the press. Of course at the center of it all was me, Phil Zimmermann. This debate made me and PGP, both of which would have remained obscure and generally unheard of by anyone but geeks otherwise. This debate fully took into account the question of terrorists using strong crypto, and in fact, we tried to make that that one of the core issues of the debate. Unfortunately, no one used crypto in a major crime or act of terrorism so the debate fizzled out and with it went my invitations to parties, hearings, lectures and my talk circuit fees. Export controls were lifted and no domestic controls were imposed. I was pretty much out of a job. I should never have let PGP stay freeware. Can you imagine what I would be worth now? Look at Jim Bidzos! That was a terrible mistake that will not only hurt my wallet, but also increase my vulnerability to smartassed reporters like that Cha chick. PGP users should rest assured that I still will not acquiesce to any back doors in PGP. Of course since I have almost nothing to do with the development of the most widespread versions of PGP anymore no one really needs my permission to monkey with the code, do they? Still, I'm going to keep saying that because it makes me sound like a general figure of menace in the community. It is noteworthy that I had only received a single piece of hate mail on this subject, from my PR rep, and it was only really a sample of what would be nice for me to get so as to be able to comment on it for the article they had arranged an interview for. It is also noteworthy that this one piece of mail really generated a lot of publicity for me once it was printed in that Cha chick's article. Pretty soon I was dealing with so many press interviews that I did not have time to even send the check to my PR people to composed a carefully worded reply, which would of course have been published or leaked out quickly. Phil is busy again baby! Now I receive hundreds of supportive emails, flooding in at two or three per minute! Of course, some people saw through my thinly veiled PR effort, but I'm not counting those emails. This latest spin should put all that stuff to rest. Thanks to my PR group I have always enjoyed good relations with the press over the past decade, well not counting the fact that I haven't been IN the press much lately, but boy, some things are going to change with those people and let me assure all my fans that I'm cutting off the Post until they start to tow the line. -Philip "Press Whore" Zimmermann 25 September 2001 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 7.0.1 iQA/AwUBO7C+zf6o0E6piE+3EQKVPwCg1pw+jkTJJXk80nTkPaiK6vtQ7RIAn0jX baWfteAL7C7Vwrw1+miAvF5o =ZK8Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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