Re: IMPORTANT: RSA Data Security Challenge participants please read

[bruce@pixar.com (Bruce Perens)]

From: jghasler@win.bright.net
> Do you win by exploring a larger fraction
> of the keyspace than anyone else, or by finding the key?

By finding the key. We were approaching a 1 in 10 probability of
finding the key. If we won against the Linux group, it would have
created the perception that Debian would work against Linux if it
profited Debian. That's not a good perception to have. I have already
sent my apologies to the Linux team for the entire project.

	Thanks

	Bruce
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