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Date:      Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:11:10 -0400
From:      "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org>
To:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
Cc:        Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Make world breakage...
Message-ID:  <387F2E7E.4391BBFF@vangelderen.org>
References:  <vqczou9edz1.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <200001140553.e0E5r2w74025@gratis.grondar.za>

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Mark Murray wrote:
> 
> > BTW, we can soon stop worrying about the crypto stuff, right? :)
> 
> It sure seems so! :-)
> 
> RSA will be the only problem for USA, 

Only until 20 September 2000 IIRC.

> and IDEA will be  aproblem in Europe.

And the rest of the world. It's patented in Japan and USA too, basically
a useless algorithm as there are better free replacements available.
(Especially by the time the patent expires.)

Cheers,
Jeroen
-- 
Jeroen C. van Gelderen - jeroen@vangelderen.org
Interesting read: http://www.vcnet.com/bms/ JLF


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