NODE 0ee9118dPGP bought by McAfee
steve <xxxxxx@ix.netcom.com>Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:47:04 +0800
>"Network Associates, Inc.
>(Nasdaq: NETA, commencing Dec. 2), formerly McAfee Associates
>(Nasdaq: MCAF), announced today that it has a signed a definitive
>agreement to acquire privately-held Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (PGP)."
Varous Questions, comments rants, etc.:
Does anyone know how this will affect PGP's:
security, commitment to no-GAK, Founder (P. Zimmerman), the continuation
of the PGP product line?
I heard that McAfee's PCCrypto product will still be sold by NETA as a
retail product, (are they considering
incorperating the 2 together and just using PGP's team for R&D?)
steve
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NODE 0043abbbRe: PGP bought by McAfee
"William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:48:21 +0800
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In <348356EF.21C4@ix.netcom.com>, on 12/01/97
at 07:31 PM, steve <xxxxxx@ix.netcom.com> said:
>>"Network Associates, Inc.
>>(Nasdaq: NETA, commencing Dec. 2), formerly McAfee Associates
>>(Nasdaq: MCAF), announced today that it has a signed a definitive
>>agreement to acquire privately-held Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (PGP)."
>Varous Questions, comments rants, etc.:
>Does anyone know how this will affect PGP's:
>security, commitment to no-GAK, Founder (P. Zimmerman), the continuation
>of the PGP product line?
>I heard that McAfee's PCCrypto product will still be sold by NETA as a
>retail product, (are they considering
>incorperating the 2 together and just using PGP's team for R&D?)
>steve
It does bring up quite a few questions. Things like source code releases,
commitiment to OpenPGP, Freeware for non comercial use.
Should make for an intresting OpenPGP BOF in DC next week. :)
"May you live in intresting times" -- Chinese curse/blessing
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NODE ea92e5d7Re: PGP bought by McAfee
phelix@vallnet.comTue, 2 Dec 1997 11:54:19 +0800
On 1 Dec 1997 21:30:35 -0600, steve <xxxxxx@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>"Network Associates, Inc.
>>(Nasdaq: NETA, commencing Dec. 2), formerly McAfee Associates
>>(Nasdaq: MCAF), announced today that it has a signed a definitive
>>agreement to acquire privately-held Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (PGP)."
>
>Varous Questions, comments rants, etc.:
>
>Does anyone know how this will affect PGP's:
>security, commitment to no-GAK, Founder (P. Zimmerman), the continuation
>of the PGP product line?
>
>I heard that McAfee's PCCrypto product will still be sold by NETA as a
>retail product, (are they considering
>incorperating the 2 together and just using PGP's team for R&D?)
>
>steve
Even more basic questions: Will NETA release source code? Will they
continue to develop freeware versions of PGP? What conections does NETA
have to S/MIME? What happens to licensing of things like PGPsdk and the
freeware versions of PGP? Will PGP be seen as a "dead-end" product by
potential new users. What will happen to Open-PGP email encryption
standard?
This is not good.
-- Phelix