On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> No, it means exactly the opposite.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thing you missunderstood. The URL you gave
tells us what is needed now, not what will happen after the patent
expires, which was the posters question. If RSA labs can enforce a patent
that has expired, then my understanding of patents is out of whack.
Or am I missunderstanding something?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ray Hodel
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 7:00 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RSA patent
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am curious what is going to happen when the patent for RSA
> > expires next year.
> > Does anyone know? Will that mean packages such as OpenSSL
> > will be usable
> > without penalty, for commercial purposes within the US?
> >
> http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/faq/html/6-3-1.html
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