At 8:05 AM -0800 3/6/00, Trei, Peter wrote:
>As some will recall, about 3 years ago, I started a thread entitled
>"'Cypherpunks' considered harmful" suggesting we needed to find a
>new title for the mailing list. Tim objected quite vehemently, as
>I recall.
>
>I think I proposed 'crypto-enthusiasts' or something like that.
>"The Secret Admirers", the name of a generally parallel group
>in Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon" is even more apt, with it's
>overloaded shades of meaning.
>
You are of course free to call yourself anything you like, and to name any
mailing list or club or whatever.
Calling for a democratic vote on _this_ list is futile, however.
I recall that Perry Metzger argued vehemently in 1993 or so that the name
was not productive. He eventually formed his own mailing list.
"Secret Admirers" as a good name? For the gays, I suppose. Please tell me
you are kidding. But don't let this stop you from using Stephenson's
name...I didn't try to stop _him_ from using "Cryptonomicon."
--Tim May
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Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money,
ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero
W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets,
"Cyphernomicon" | black markets, collapse of governments.
