> anyway. [RSA never was patent in europe because of pulbictaion before any=
> one =
Also, you can't patent algorithms in Europe, although the US government
is trying to change this; they have already got Japan to respect US
software patents. (Some people claim otherwise, so you should get
expert legal opinion.)
> The US crypto export control mystify me, as they have absolutlety no effe=
> ct =
>
The export controls have been considerably reduced, and once the licensing
conflict has gone, it should be sufficient to notify the US government of
where they can view the code. The duties on exporters to enforce various
other unenforceable conditions have been removed. (Again, please don't
take my word for this; consult that actual US government statements.)
The FSF really needs to take a position on the restriction on export
to "terrorist states", i.e. does it conflict with the GPL.
