Re: [cobalt-users] Upgrading rpm (itself)

[Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Once upon a time, Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx> said:
> At 11:58 AM 8/20/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >What's the diference between OpenSSH and the one made by Data Fellows?
> 
> Really, Data Fellowes holds the patents to the RSA crypto (AFAIK). 

No.  RSA Security, Inc. holds the patent (singular) on the RSA
algorithm.  Data Fellows has a license for the patent.

> OpenSSH/L is created from patent/copyright free source and distributed 
> under the BSD license if I remember and completly free for home _and_ 
> commercial use in whatever number of clients.

You can't create something from "patent free source", as a patent covers
an idea, not an implementation.  The RSA algorithm is patented, and any
code that implements it infringes on that patent unless it is licensed
by RSA.

The OpenSSL libraries contain an implementation of the RSA algorithm, so
unless you have a license, you are infringing on RSA's patent.

However, this is only true for another 31 days: the RSA patent expires
September 20.
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Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Information Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.