[buug] Great Links re. Internet/Linux Security

Christopher Sullivan feedle at feedle.net
Fri Aug 11 10:37:58 PDT 2000


> That reminds me:  The monthly Cypherpunks South Bay gathering is this
> Saturday, noon to 5:30 PM, at Tressider Student Union at Stanford U.
> (Berkeyites can attend under a flag of truce.)  Also, a bunch of the
> Cypherpunks are evidently going to migrate in the evening over to the
> CABAL meeting and barbecue at my house, which starts at 4 PM.
> 
> Among the topics of conversation will be planning for RSA petent
> expiration celebrations.

Too bad I'll be in LA attending a friend's wedding.  Boo hoo.

When is the exact date of the RSA patent expiration?

> I've often thought that the credit-card-sized CD-ROM format used for the 
> Linuxcare Bootable Business Card and similar things would be just the
> ticket, if you could store it in some kind of hard case.  Unfortunately,
> the plastic used will crack, if stored in one's pocket the regular way,
> including putting it in your wallet.

I was referring to a chest pocket, but the idea remains the same.

Actually, these new "thumb drives" that plug into the USB port are a good
idea.  I don't know what Linux support for such things is like, however.

-Fedl





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