From fe3a535db3b6f19f58a80d5f4b61c98aa185d1a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Busby Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 00:30:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add clarification to What is the Mailing List --- _getting_started/what-is-the-cypherpunks-mailing-list.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_getting_started/what-is-the-cypherpunks-mailing-list.md b/_getting_started/what-is-the-cypherpunks-mailing-list.md index bd4e364..6db8cef 100644 --- a/_getting_started/what-is-the-cypherpunks-mailing-list.md +++ b/_getting_started/what-is-the-cypherpunks-mailing-list.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The modern crypto-currency space can largely be considered as an offshoot of the + Optional reading: [The Cyphernomicon - Cypherpunks Mailing List FAQ](https://www.cypherpunks.to/faq/cyphernomicron/cyphernomicon.html) + Optional reading: [Cypherpunk Mailing List Archives](https://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/) -+ The Cypherpunks Mailing List was the place where a community and ideology was founded that favoured direct action (in the form of software code) towards the ends of social change (namely an increase in privacy and individial liberty). ++ The Cypherpunks Mailing List was the place where a community and ideology was founded that favoured direct action (in the form of software code) towards the ends of social change (namely an increase in privacy and individial liberty). I say "was" because, while an incarnation of the list still exists, it's not really the same community in terms of participants and signal-to-noise ratio. + This community and ideology later inspired the creation of Wikileaks, Bitcoin and the current Cryptocurrency space. + The heyday of the list coincides with an important social and legal battle with the US government over the control of strong cryptography. + See also [What is a Cypherpunk?](/getting-started/what-is-a-cypherpunk)