Oh I could probably flame on open source software quite as well
as a slashdot weenie. After all I did share a building with Stallman
himself once you know. He was quite keen on the idea of doing
particle physics experiments in orbit - lots of vaccum there, save
costs.
And actually, UK libel law extends to any material published in the
UK, so it would be possible to bring an action in the UK against
a cypherpunks poster. Not that I would employ such an unfair law.
Indeed folk can read my recent letter in the Guardian on the topic
www.guardian.co.uk. Folk can also discover the judge's published
opinion on the chap who sued me if they grovell round the site.
If Reese had taken the most elementary steps to find out who he
was flaming he would soon discover much more interesting ammo
that anyone on the list who actually works in computer security
knows. I do after all have a considerable financial interest in the
success of PKIX based infrastructure.
Thats not why I was making the argument however. I believe that
if people are serious about privacy and using crypto to achieve
privacy goals they should be encouraging people to use the
tools they already have that are fit for the task, rather than what
too many folk are doing - actively discouraging them.
Phill
