July 19, 2011 at 23:51Truecrypt raises $ 150,000, but why?
On the website of the well-known and widespread disk encryption program on the fly - Truecrypt just recently appeared an announcement that the developers began an active fundraising through the existing donation mechanism, and intend to raise 150 thousand US dollars.
The laudable desire could not leave numerous users indifferent (I recall that the latest version of the program, released a year ago, was downloaded by more than 2 million people) and they began to actively take off. At the moment, as can be seen from the screenshot, 10 thousand have already been collected.
But some started asking questions on the forum about the goals of collecting such a significant amount. This led to a lively discussion about all the possible and impossible goals of using the funds received, in which representatives of the company that produces Truecrypt do not participate and give explanations. Among the interesting points reflected in the topic (carefully, English!), It should be noted new features that users would like to see implemented in new versions of the software product: such as working with tokens, the ability to better withstand the so-called cold boot attacks, and even porting functionality to the android platform!
Let us hope that in the near future the situation will at least become a little clearer, and what the people's funds will go to all the same bring to the attention of the working people!
The laudable desire could not leave numerous users indifferent (I recall that the latest version of the program, released a year ago, was downloaded by more than 2 million people) and they began to actively take off. At the moment, as can be seen from the screenshot, 10 thousand have already been collected.
But some started asking questions on the forum about the goals of collecting such a significant amount. This led to a lively discussion about all the possible and impossible goals of using the funds received, in which representatives of the company that produces Truecrypt do not participate and give explanations. Among the interesting points reflected in the topic (carefully, English!), It should be noted new features that users would like to see implemented in new versions of the software product: such as working with tokens, the ability to better withstand the so-called cold boot attacks, and even porting functionality to the android platform!
Let us hope that in the near future the situation will at least become a little clearer, and what the people's funds will go to all the same bring to the attention of the working people!