The Justice Department eventually dropped its case against Zimmermann, and the freeware distribution of PGP made its way around the world and eventually became an open standard (RFC 2440 or OpenPGP).
The Justice Department eventually dropped its case against Zimmermann. The freeware distribution of PGP made its way around the world. The freeware distribution of PGP eventually became an open standard (RFC 2440). The freeware distribution of PGP eventually became an open standard (OpenPGP).