[wellylug] Re: CA-CERT Assurance

[Simon Anderson]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Sam Cannell wrote:
> Feel free to brand it as being "stop energy" but I really do feel that
> if you are 'cold-emailing' a group of people trying to promote a product
> or service to them, you do need to choose your wording very carefully to
> avoid ambiguity.

I don't think there was amiguity. I suspect that you are predisposed to 
the most negative connotation.

Also, I am not "promoting" a service. I am *offering* one, out of a sense 
of altruism, to the benefit of others, for no benefit to myself, at a cost 
of my time.
 
> Why reinvent the wheel, though?  What does this service provide that pgp
> / gnupg / spamassassin / clamav don't?

Think "Verisign alternative from the F/OSS community."
 
> I don't claim to be representative of the lug; I'm only representative
> of me.  If my comments mean that you're going to take back all your toys
> and never offer to share them with the lug again, then that's a shame. 

Again we appear to be suffering a communication breakdown/comprehension 
failure, so let me reiterate as clearly as I can;

WLUG members, like anyone else, can obtain assurance from CA-Cert on an 
individual basis. CA-Cert provides an "Assurer Locator" on it's website 
through which you can find an Assurer in your area. 

This service is in no way dependent on Assurer attendance at a WLUG 
meeting. 

> I certainly have nothing against you or anybody else getting benefit
> from CA-Cert.  I just don't think it's something I'd be interested in.

It seems that you got the impression from my post this morning that I was 
saying "Screw you guys, I'm going home and I'm taking my ball with me." 

That was not my intention. I was trying to say "I see that you have no 
need for or interest in this solution currently, I'll talk to you about it 
a little later, you might be interested in or want it then."