On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Rich Kulawiec <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:08:26AM -0700, Yosem Companys wrote:
>> The mention of NDAs by the Wickr founder makes it a non-starter. Their web >> site doesn't have any download link for the source files, nor mention of >> open source, but they do mention patent pending technology. How do they >> expect anyone to trust closed source, proprietary technology to be secure? > > Nobody should trust closed source, ever. No matter the reputation of those > behind it, no matter how sincere they appear to be: if it's not open source, > it's fraud. > > Once again, I'll refer folks to: > > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/pipermail/liberationtech/2013-February/006964.html > > and the rather longer and more explanatory: > > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/pipermail/liberationtech/2013-March/007499.html > > Wickr (and anything like it) can be, should be, and must be immediately > and permanently dismissed with prejudice. Those links are very good, especially the 2nd. One reference for the general principle involved is: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Kerckhoffs%27_Principle -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
