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Anti-Daniel Bernstein Sentiment From Some

If you've ever wondered what 'hatin' on someone' looks like, then this article basically wraps up the practice succinctly: https://lwn.net/Articles/681615/

Breaking Down This Idea of 'Crypto(graphy) Monoculture'

According to Peter Guttmann, there's an inherent issue with the fact that Daniel Bernstein has arisen to such prominence in the crypto community, with his cryptographic standards gaining adoption at rapid pace (Edwards Curves, Curve25519, Poly1305, ChaCha20, et. al).

Daniel Bernstein Deserves Respect

Let's start with Daniel Bernstein going up against the United States in federal court pro se (representing himself) in the 90's and actually winning - resulting in established precedent that states that software is protected under free speech - thus, programs containing certain cryptographic schemes that fall under the U.S. munitions export law is good to go as long as its packaged within software.

From that point over the next 20+ years, Daniel Bernstein has busted his ass & reaped the rewards.

The Real Problem

The issue here isn't with Bernstein but rather that its *just Bernstein* that seems to be diligent, motivated & hard working enough to continue moving the world of cryptography forward.

Instead of complaining, the rest of the world needs to just step their shit up to reach the bar that Daniel Bernstein has set, because at this point he's on his way to becoming the greatest cryptographer of the 21st century.

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The prospect of a crypto monoculture

There is a constant tension in the free-software world between
consolidation and diversity. When we focus on a single program or
algorithm, the entire force of the community is directed toward improving
that one thing, often with impressive results. But…

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Anti-Daniel Bernstein Sentiment From Some

If you've ever wondered what 'hatin' on someone' looks like, then this article basically wraps up the practice succinctly: https://lwn.net/Articles/681615/

Breaking Down This Idea of 'Crypto(graphy) Monoculture'

According to Peter Guttmann, there's an inherent issue with the fact that Daniel Bernstein has arisen to such prominence in the crypto community, with his cryptographic standards gaining adoption at rapid pace (Edwards Curves, Curve25519, Poly1305, ChaCha20, et. al).

Daniel Bernstein Deserves Respect

Let's start with Daniel Bernstein going up against the United States in federal court pro se (representing himself) in the 90's and actually winning - resulting in established precedent that states that software is protected under free speech - thus, programs containing certain cryptographic schemes that fall under the U.S. munitions export law is good to go as long as its packaged within software.

From that point over the next 20+ years, Daniel Bernstein has busted his ass & reaped the rewards.

The Real Problem

The issue here isn't with Bernstein but rather that its *just Bernstein* that seems to be diligent, motivated & hard working enough to continue moving the world of cryptography forward.

Instead of complaining, the rest of the world needs to just step their shit up to reach the bar that Daniel Bernstein has set, because at this point he's on his way to becoming the greatest cryptographer of the 21st century.

BY LibreCryptography