[14838] in Cypherpunks
Re: [butthead] and PGP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (D.C. Williams)
Mon Jun 6 23:08:37 1994
From: "D.C. Williams" <dcwill@ee.unr.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 94 20:05:31 PDT
Cc: dcwill@moriah.ee.unr.edu
>
> >
> > I would like clarification on [butthead's] contention that PGP violates
> > RSA's patents. My understanding is that PGP < 2.4 does not so long as
> > its use was private and non-commercial.
> >
> > In other words, isn't the patent issue a fabrication of [butthead] to
> > attack PGP?
> >
> > Or did he really have a point?
>
> Can we please can this crapola? The only thing more wasteful of human
> effort than listening to the moron is listening to people recount what
> he says. If you want to do this, please do it privately. Many of us are
> sick and tired of this certified net.wacko, and speaking for myself and
> any others of like mind, take it up privately on your own time. Check
> out alt.security.pgp and alt.fan.[butthead]. Better yet, find out where
> he lives and camp out on his front lawn.
>
> The only point he has is the one on his head.
>
> =D.C. Williams
>
>
