Re: cypherpunks don't write code.

On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 12:19:56PM -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:

But now that certain types of code have been criminalized, writing code counts as "something else". So the lesson is, if you squawk on mailing lists, don't write code. If you write code, don't squawk on mailing lists, especially about the illegitimate uses to which criminals may put your code.

Writing certain types of code has long been criminalized. Look at the export regs that made posting code on a website a felony. Truly this is not new. Learn, adapt, consult a lawyer if you feel it's necessary and if you're in business and selling the stuff. But writing code and exercising your free speech rights on a mailing list are both (in general) protected activities. -Declan