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Re: Learning the rules
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Geer)
Fri Jan 25 00:48:07 2002
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To: "R. A. Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com>
Cc: Digital Bearer Settlement List <dbs@philodox.com>,
dcsb@ai.mit.edu, cryptography@wasabisystems.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 24 Jan 2002 15:11:15 EST."
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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 00:04:04 -0500
From: Dan Geer <geer@world.std.com>
> ...
> They begin with swashbuckling independence: new players spring up,
> operating in a sort of new frontier, unconstrained by governments.
> But, once a technology acquires commercial importance, rules and
> standards emerge. Why? Because, argues Ms Spar, the industry's most
> successful companies want them.
> ...
Or, simply, fortunes made by risk should not again be exposed to it.
--dan
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