PGP 8.0 released today

David Picón Álvarez eleuteri@myrealbox.com
Thu Dec 5 00:31:01 2002


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Hi,

> whatever anyone else can say about it,
> {and there is what to say}
> it is still the *easiest* gui encryption software to use,
> and is now once again open source,

I am aware that the difference may seem small, but Open Source Software,
according to the OSI, needs to grant more freedoms than those granted by
PGP. AFAIK, the OSI definition is roughly compatible with the GNU FSF
definition of free software, and certainly PGP is not free software.


I know that the issue on how to name it is trivial, but precise language is
good, especially in this world of buzzwords where things are glorified or
viled according to buzzword compliance.

--David.


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