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Re: PGP 2.6 is dangerous in the long term ?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert A. Hayden)
Wed May 25 13:21:42 1994

Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 12:20:19 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@krypton.mankato.msus.edu>
To: Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <m0q69KT-000IB9C@crynwr>

On Tue, 24 May 1994, Russell Nelson wrote:

> So maybe what we (the c'punk community) need to do is maintain
> parallel versions of PGP (ick), one which continues to use 100% GPL'ed
> code, and another which uses RSAREF to stay legal.

I may be foolish, but...

What if (the cypherpunk community) comes out with a secure program that 
doesn't rely on RSAREF?  Can it be done?  

NOTE:  I very likely don't know what I'm talking about.

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