[79385] in Cypherpunks
Re: Layoffs at PGP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Janzen)
Thu May 1 21:09:44 1997
Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 16:41:46 -0700
From: Martin Janzen <janzen@idacom.hp.com>
To: cypherpunks@algebra.com
Reply-To: Martin Janzen <janzen@idacom.hp.com>
Well, PGP spokesman Mike Nelson wins the award for the Freudian slip of
the day:
"Internet Fast-Forward is not as closely related to the tools we
develop for individuals for privacy," he said. And the fact that
Fast-Forward filters ads which are an "inimical part of some of the
^^^^^^^^
emerging Web commerce models ... we don't want to hinder this
development."
The http://c.gp.cs.cmu.edu:5103/prog/webster server says:
Inimical \In*im"i*cal\ (?; 277), a. [L. inimicalis, fr. inimicus
unfriendly, hostile; pref. in- not + amicus friendly. See Amity.]
1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly;
unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public,
enmity.
2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic;
inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.
We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is inimical to
all other governments. --Burke.
Perhaps he meant "intrinsic", or "integral" -- although I rather like
the version with the typo myself... :-)
MJ
