[66161] in Cypherpunks
Re: Snake-Oil FAQ
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lance Cottrell)
Sun Sep 22 21:26:55 1996
In-Reply-To: <32456CE1.B60@gte.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 18:01:37 -0700
To: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>, "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@amaranth.com>
From: Lance Cottrell <loki@infonex.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
At 9:44 AM -0700 9/22/96, Dale Thorn wrote:
<SNIP>
>The basic outline for any products included (and don't forget, just
>getting included is some sort of endorsement, if you know what I mean)
>could be a feature/bug listing, using common crypto terminology, and
>could be followed by side-by-side argument paragraphs from the author
>and from a reputable review panel.
>
>The usefulness of the list would probably depend on:
>1. The participation of all those names people like to name-drop on this
> forum.
>2. And/or the quality of the list itself if done without (1.) above.
> In this latter case, it could still be useful, but the variances in
> evaluation owing to personal bias would be difficult to overcome.
I like your suggestion for layout, and agree with your comments.
It is my hope that "name" people will contact me. Once the site is ready, I
will
be sending out invitations to those who have not already contacted me. I am
looking for a group of 10 or less people. Any other suggestions, comments?
-Lance
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