attila@primenet.com wrote:
at 07:52 PM, Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net> said: ::Point 2: I've said something like this before, but here's a place where ::it could mean something. If c-punks and others could divvy up as many ::of the supporting functions of "strong" crypto as possible, and issue ::them in a set of commonly-available libraries for any and all programmers, ::along with source code, then an application programmer (theoretically) ::could order up some of these libraries and write some useful crypto code ::in short order.
one of the best proposals in many years --we have all made good use of library code over the years, unless the simpleton coder has a obsessive-compulsive masochistic need to write an extra 20-50,000 lines of 'reinvent the wheel' code.
[remaining text deleted] I wouldn't bother the list with this kind of suggestion except that, since so many subscribers feel the situation of freedom -vs- the new federal urgency to shut down crypto is getting desperate, I urge a desperate solution, i.e., an unparalleled level of cooperation. As a personal preference, assuming no government involvement, I would recommend more creativity and choices, but....