(fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included)

[Sandy Sandfort]

C'punks,

On Fri, 8 Jul 1994, Jim choate wrote:

> . . .
> What is really funny is that they bitch about crypto stuff but seem completely
> happy to blather on endlessly about pedophiles, off-shore banking, and a whole
> host of other topics that are completely and uterly unrelated to "c-punks
> write code".

Not a flame here, but a slight difference of opinion.  The admonition,
"Cypherpunks write code," should be taken metaphorically.  I think "to
write code" means to take unilateral effective action as an individual. 
That may mean writing actual code, but it could also mean dumpster diving
at Mycrotronx and anonymously releasing the recovered information.  It
could also mean creating an offshore digital bank.  Don't get too literal
on us here.  What is important is that Cypherpunks take personal
responsibility for empowering themselves against threats to privacy. 


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