Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:36:12 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <jeremyp@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> To: Dug Song <dugsong@monkey.org> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OpenSSH patches Message-ID: <99Nov3.073050est.40337@border.alcanet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.10.9911021400560.1191-100000@funky.monkey.org> References: <199911021749.JAA10864@tao.thought.org> <Pine.BSO.4.10.9911021400560.1191-100000@funky.monkey.org>
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On 1999-Nov-03 06:02:44 +1100, Dug Song wrote: >from OpenBSD's ssl(8): > >BUGS > According to "Applied Cryptography: Schneier" the RSA patent will > expire September 20th, 2000. > > Patents can be renewed. Unless someone's snuck a radical change to Patent Law through recently, this isn't true. Patents automatically pass into the public domain after 17(?) years. Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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