On 11/26/06, J.A. Terranson <measl@mfn.org> wrote:
On Tue, 24 Oct 2006, Ulex Europae wrote:
Anyone else? Why is there still no functional software for the Win32 platform?
Who cares?
Because for better or worse, Microsoft is still the dominant OS provider around and is likely to remain so for some time to come.
Why should people put effort into supporting win32?
Let me restate that in a way that even a curmudgeon like yourself should have no trouble digesting: "...If quality tools are not available, then individuals and businesses will not use them. As long as communication encryption is not widespread, crypto rights will be vulnerable to attack as a special interest issue vs public safety..." You can read the original here: http://www.mail-archive.com/cypherpunks@minder.net/msg21213.html Yours? Mine? Try ours. Our rights. I'll bet I can find even earlier admonitions to the same effect. --Ulex
-- Yours,
J.A. Terranson