If it looks like you're really going to do this, I'll send you some $ or some disks if you promise to use them for this project.
I've had enough folks volunteer for this in NYC that there's no way I'd back out. If you want to send me something I'd rather you send me disks because I don't have any time to buy them. Just as many 3.5" HD's as you can... I'll accept money if you'd rather do it that way, but I want to make sure it gets used up 100% for the disks. (I'll be taking a $20 loss in disks and about $100 in taking the day off, if my boss decides not to pay me for the day off...)
Sandy Sanfort (I think) said a few weeks ago that he's writing an article for Soldier of Fortune about PGP and privacy; perhaps he'd give you permission to use that.
That would be most cool. Sandy, is you reading this?
I wrote up a short (~ 2 pages, I think) article a few months ago for someone who wanted to hand out something printed; I'll poke around and see if I can dig it up. It wasn't anything special, or anything that anyone else who's been on the list > 3 months couldn't have written.
Please, anything you can scrounge together or revise. Also I'd reccomend that you quote from current magazine articles and mention them. This way they can seem more offical media-looking...
You might see if there are pieces you could steal from the PGP docs; they did a fair job of explaining lots of the issues, as I remember it.
I won't include any extra docs or source code. No room on one disk :-(
Like someone on the list suggested, you might think about handing out Mac disks, too - I'm not familiar enough with PC Expo to know if they mean "IBM PC" when they say "PC". If that's the case, there may not be much demand for Mac stuff. :)
I may do this if I have the time. I have a Mac, but not much time on my hands anymore... Maybe I'll bring a few Mac disks just incase....
With respect to copyright, remember that everything* created is born copyrighted; net-news postings, E-mail, newspaper articles, and everything else. An author must take affirmative steps to make it public domain. You're probably safest if you stick to articles explicitly written for this project, or ones where you have permission to reprint. I wouldn't be surprised if sympathetic folks/organizations (Wired, John Perry Barlow, Whole Earth Review) will grant permission if you ask.
(* where "everything" == original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression)
The Wired JackBoots article is freely distributable, so that will go on there. :-)
When is this event? I have some disks I can send you, or I'd be willing to kick in a nominal sum of money to support the effort. --Alan Wexelblat, Reality Hacker, Author, and Cyberspace Bard Media Lab - Advanced Human Interface Group wex@media.mit.edu Voice: 617-258-9168 Page: 617-945-1842 na53607@anon.penet.fi We are Chaos Boys. We are coming to a paradigm near you.
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