On Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 08:18:33PM +0000, Martin Wheeler wrote: > Mmmmm. So you don't think that the total absence of Open Source Software > products in the palmtop market (a la CE) -- not to mention the fact that > not a single Smart Card as yet runs an OSS OS -- is significant in any > way?
Is OSS well known enough yet to be trusted in the smart card market? Banks and credit card vendors are very nervous organisations -- I wouldn't expect them to adopt an OSS solution overnight. > What will you do the day that you can't unlock the front door to your own > house without an M$-powered smartcard device; or for that matter, even > activate your workstation's keyboard without swiping an M$-manufactured > card through the security slot? Hein? I wouldn't worry too much about MS smart cards. I read an article in an email journal the other day called "Mistaking the boat for a potato" or some such. Most of MS's smart card interests are in network authentication, rather than finance applications. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3TYD [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org
