On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:09:51PM +0200, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > OTOH, isn't a license just required for *using* software that falls > under the patent -- in contrast to just distributing it? How is > distributing lame different from distributing implementations of RSA > one year ago? We did that.
The RSA patent was only valid in the USA, an oversight on RSA's part. That's the difference. With Fraunhofer being a German company, they have obtained patents in Europe as well as the USA. -- Paul Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
