~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, Dr. Dimitri Vulis wrote:
"Cypherpunk" is not a trademarked name. I've seen people say on this list (paraphrased)..."I'm hosting a cypherpunks meeting and X will not be permitted to come because I don't like his political views". I like reading this list, but if these views are compatible with being a cypherpunk, then I'm not one.
No one has ever made an announcement on the Cypherpunks list such as the one you "paraphrased." The meetings have always been open to everyone. If the good doctor is referring to my univiting of Jim Bell to a private party held AFTER a Cypherpunk meeting he had better get his facts straight. Jim Bell would have been welcome at the Cypherpunks meeting. He would not have been welcome at my party, though, because of his intemperate bad manners, NOT his politics. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~