>>> greed.  After all, that's why Verisign bought Thawte

>> Thawte's official published excuse for their new license scheme:
>>
>> "Many customers are becoming increasingly concerned about the possible
>> implications of using an unlicensed product. In light of this, Thawte has
>> taken the decision to sell its wildcard certificates on a licensing basis.
>>
>> The new licensed wildcard not only enables you to continue to reap the
>> inherent benefits of using a wildcard certificate, it also provides you
>> with peace of mind of knowing the boundaries within which you are legally
>> entitled to use the certificate."
>
>If this were really the case, then the license would say "You can do
>whatever you want with your certificate.  If you want to tattoo it into your
>arse, go for it" (Or whatever legalese that the lawyers would tuck in)

very nicely put, chairman Dave, thank you :-)
if the stock and domain market is ever to recover, 
we need a keynote from you next time.
better then a lecture from a corporate-crime-bastard 
about how we should not be corporate-crime-bastards :-)

kind regards     philippe

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if only all could learn from the reps how to make a lean gov ;-)
-165 billion dollars per year and counting in just two years.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_2125000/2125856.stm

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