At 9:37 PM 2/2/96, jf_avon@citenet.net (Jean-Francois Avon (JFA Technologies, QC, wrote:
Me too...
Some ideas:
- ask Phil Z. if he ever devised a PGP logo. - a PGP logo design contest (the prize would be eternal glory and gratitude from all CPunks) In this latter case, the winner might be decided by: - a jury (presided by Phil Z. ?) - a vote of CPunks
I realize that Phil Z. is an "icon" to many people, but icons sometimes are overrated. In this context, I mean symbolic icons, or logos, e.g., little pictures. Why is an icon or logo preferable to "Begin PGP signed..."? The little rose, or chevrons, or escutcheons, or whatever, then have to be explained to people. "PGP" is actually its own best logo. (There is also the important point that most uses of PGP are in primarily-ASCII settings, in e-mail. Yes, I know that MIME and whatnot can support graphics, but such uses are rare. Look at this mailing list, and Usenet, for examples of how most messages are composed. I routinely delete all messages that have "attachments converted" to them, and others have told me they do the same thing.) Logos and signs typically are useful to attract customers from afar, as with roadside signs, or to establish consumer preference. In the case of PGP, neither situation seems especially germane. Finally, the idea of a "contest" and a "vote" comes up once again. Being an anarchy, no one is stopping anyone from attaching logos to their articles. But I can't imagine a "vote of CPunks." --Tim Boycott espionage-enabled software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 - 1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."