Greg Ewing schrieb: >> In the context of an encryption algorithm, the right to >> use would be the most prominent one; you wouldn't be >> allowed to use the algorithm unless you have a patent >> license. > > But what does "use" *mean* in relation to an > algorithm?
Perform it: do the steps that the algorithm says you should do, or let a machine do it. IOW, run the code. If your point is that software patents are evil: I fully agree. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
