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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by josh2600 on Friday March 01, 2024 @02:54PM (#39566066)
Just going to note that it is widely suspected that Hal Finney did much of the programming on PGP with Zimmermann taking the heat for him.
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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by Veserv on Friday March 01, 2024 @08:03PM (#39568817)
I can confirm that is true second-hand from his former boss at that time. Other biographies, profiles, and interviews also support it.
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