Allan Bailey says:
I'm willing to wager that 2.6 (and maybe 2.5) MIT'd PGP versions are hacked by the NSA to put in a backdoor. ^^^^^^^^^^ (emphasis added.)
I'll bet you a C-note, Perry.
Done for $100.
Now how do you propose to prove or disprove this?
The commonly selected way to settle such things is to select a neutral referee to adjudicate based on available evidence. The source code is public, so it should it should be trivial to read it and make a decision as to whether anything untoward has been done. I'll accept any reasonably expert referee -- my selection of choice would be Hal Finney since he is a well known cypherpunk, is strongly familiar with the code and would recognise any tampering. Tampering may be defined given what you are claiming as the presense of what a reasonable cryptographer would refer to as a "back door". If you have any other suggested neutral third parties with requisite skill I'll happily tell you if they are acceptable. Once we've settled on a judge and they've accepted the charge (we may need to pay the person for their time), we present our evidence to the person and allow them to make a decision. I'll happily bet any larger sum, too, if you like. I'd also request that a neutral third party hold the stakes. At your choice the party can be the judge or another individual mutually acceptable. Perry