At 9:29 AM -0800 12/14/98, Gomes, Carlos wrote:
Even http://www.openpgp.net is still up and operational. I agree with Perry M. and Jim C. that the concept was good but the timetable was unfortunately unrealistic. I've not run across any strike pages.
A foolish idea, that little "strike." Something out of the lefty sixties. Grape boycotts and all that nonsense. Clearly the Wassenaar folks will be so influenced by a few thousands computer users withdrawing from the Net for one frigging day that they will rethink their Orwellian plans and will admit their crimes in an orgy of self-criticism. Give me a fucking break. The _only_ motivation was to induce journalists to give the think a few column inches, if even that. "Hundreds of geeks cut their noses off to spite their faces...details on page 75." Exporting PGP within minutes of its release...now _that's_ a meaningful action! (And one which Cypherpunks continue to be good at.) Let's leave the "National Solidarity Against Racist Policies" crapola to the lefties. --Tim May Y2K -- LMGALMAO -- Loading my guns and laughing my ass off ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Licensed Ontologist | black markets, collapse of governments.