PGP vs GnuPG in Big Business?

Posted by Cliff on Friday February 8, 2002 @07:46PM from the getting-that-foot-in-the-door dept.

CygnusTM asks: "I work for a Fortune 50 company, and we need to expand our PGP installation. We have a quote from Network Associates, but I'd really like to convince the higher-ups that GnuPG is the way to go. The traditional resistance to open source is that there is no one to call when there is a problem, but I also sense there is a little "You get what you pay for" in there, also. How do I get them past this? With enough ammo, maybe I can open the door for other open source software." What are the real advantages and disadvantages of deploying GnuPG over PGP in a corporate environment?

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No outlook plugin by gruntvald · 2002-02-09 02:39 · Score: 3, Funny

As there's no outlook plugin (just one for express), you'll have to convert your users to emacs for mail, but other than that, the cost savings will be huge. Of course, there's no unattended deployment tools either, so you'll have to visit each desktop, but again, the cost savings will be huge. Folks, this is sarcasm, sometimes a development project needs to tackle the unsavory aspects of windows to make sense.