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Greplaw Interviews Phil Zimmermann

Posted by michael on from the code-warrior dept.

LawGeek writes "The venerable GrepLaw crew has struck again, this time with Editor Mikael Pawlo interviewing PGP author and all-around encryption expert Phil Zimmermann. Pawlo discussed a number of topics with Zimmerman, including the current state of encryption export laws, DRM, and activism against erosion of privacy both in the U.S. and internationally. The interview is here."

11 of 111 comments (clear)

  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fp suckaz!

  2. Phil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    See Phill's official web site

  3. Re:fingerprint scanners in police cars by ringbarer · · Score: -1, Troll

    The best solution to Muslim women is to rape a bit of white into them.

    --
    "Why did they cancel my favorite Sci-Fi show? I downloaded ALL the episodes!"
  4. Re:fingerprint scanners in police cars by seinman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nothing's wrong with it to the general public. But since slashdot (and geeks in general, it seems) are so fucking paranoid, any article that refers to such technology will instantly put a bad spin on it.

    Too bad the /. crowd is also too lazy to get off their fat asses and do anything about the things they argue so strongly against.

  5. Re:fingerprint scanners in police cars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe someone should rape a bit of America into YOU.

  6. Re:Really by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, but they'd have to ask CmdrTaco to remove his cock first.

  7. Better than Aimee Deep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow, michael, it only took you two tries to post a greplaw interview that does *not* read like a rejected script fragment from "Clueless".

  8. Re:fingerprint scanners in police cars by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Actually in my experience compasses do in fact, fail.

    Please elaborate.

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    The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
  9. Phil Zimmerman's an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The quote from the interview: "Could they have been an alternative for PGP instead of making it freeware?"

    The reply: "There is a place for products under different licenses. There is a place for products under the GNU GPL, also cryptographic products. However, GNU GPL is not enough for everyoneâ(TM)s needs. Some software needs to be sold for profit. Some software can not depend on hobby-programming conducted on weekends and other spare-time by programmers having other day-jobs. There is a place for that. But PGP needs more focused development than that."

    "Hobby-programming"? spare-time programmers?

    No. A Fucking Idiot.

  10. Re:philzimmermanrocks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    that's not PGP! It's GPG! You troll!

  11. GPL Zealots listen up! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    GPL zealots, TAKE NOTE of what Phil Zimmerman says in the interview:

    There is a place for products under different licenses. There is a place for products under the GNU GPL, also cryptographic products. However, GNU GPL is not enough for everyoneâ(TM)s needs. Some software needs to be sold for profit. Some software can not depend on hobby-programming conducted on weekends and other spare-time by programmers having other day-jobs. There is a place for that. But PGP needs more focused development than that.


    Repeat after me:

    Some software needs to be sold for profit.
    Some software needs to be sold for profit.
    Some software needs to be sold for profit.
    Some software needs to be sold for profit.

    Therefore,

    1) Write some software.
    2) Sell software for profit.
    3) PROFIT!

    Hooray.