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The recent flap over Netscape and GAK ought to serve as a wakeup call and
a reminder of the advantages the anarchstic GNU/FSF paradigm of software 
development has over the corporate model.

No one can control GNU code, and no entity can impose changes on everyone
else.  If everyone was using GNU browsers and ssl servers right now we'd
be safe.

Competing with Netscape is obviously something that's easier said than
done.  But we ought to consider the strategic importance of having robust,
free, open source packages for security applications, even if affordable
and high quality commercial products exist.

> Competing with Netscape is obviously something that's easier said than
> done.  But we ought to consider the strategic importance of having robust,

	I hate to repeat myself, but sometimes people don't listen.
http://www.c2.org/apachessl/

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> > Competing with Netscape is obviously something that's easier said than
> > done.  But we ought to consider the strategic importance of having robust,
> 
> 	I hate to repeat myself, but sometimes people don't listen.
> http://www.c2.org/apachessl/

I don't see how you can charge for a commercial versions of ApacheSSL. 
Isn't it protected by the GNU license agreement? Or is the idea that by 
registering ApacheSSL you still get the software for free but you are 
required to pay for support.

My mail??

Who is the wise guy who keeps putting "Your mail" in the topic?

Christopher

Christopher J. Shaulis enscribed thusly:

> My mail??

> Who is the wise guy who keeps putting "Your mail" in the topic?

	Kidding, right?  Snicker.

	It's not a who - it's a what.  Some twit DID NOT put a subject on the
ORIGINAL message.  The next person(s) who replied to him had a mail program
which recognized the lack of a "Subject" and substituted "Your mail".  That
beats a subject line of "Subect: Re:"...

	Actually and technically they don't bother to "spot" the lack of
a Subject.  The programs set their default subject for replys to "Your mail"
and then if the read a Subject header, it overrides the default.  I know
elm does and I believe pine does, as well as a host of others.  

	Works well for personal mail even if it does look STUPID on a
mailing list.  Only known cure is to make sure you have a REAL SUBJECT.

> Christopher


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