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- From: marc@tanda.isis.org (Marc Thibault)
- Newsgroups: alt.security
- Subject: Re: PGP as a World Standard
- Message-ID: <995954707DN5.61R@tanda.isis.org>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 16:19:59 EST
- References: <N3LXVB15w165w@mantis.co.uk> <9212171304.AA20561@chaos.intercon.com>
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- In article <9212171304.AA20561@chaos.intercon.com>
- (Amanda Walker) writes:
-
- > PGP is a worldwide standard? Funny, I keep reasonable track of ISO/JTC1
- > activities, and I haven't noticed so much as a PGP working group, much less a
- > standardization effort...
-
- like ZIP, ZOO, QWK, ISA, CUA, MHS, CD-ROM, VHS, DAT ...?
-
- > Widespread use does not a standard make.
-
- On the contrary; widespread use is exactly what makes a
- standard. What it doesn't do is make an ISO, ANSI, CCITT (or
- other self-appointed group) Standard..ard..ard..ard...;
- that usually comes later.
-
- Cheers,
-
- Marc
-
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