On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 09:25:15PM -0500, alan parman wrote: > Holger, > Sorry, I should have been more careful and specified that the code is ARCFOUR, not >RC4. (stands for _A_pparently RC4 (four)). (Isn't RSA's patent expired?)
It's not a patent, but a combination of trade secret and trademark. Unlike patents, they do not expire. > And not to stir up trouble, but my understanding of the latest export laws is that >source code is free speech and therefore has no export restrictions. AFAIK not universally or automatically. Pretty much anything that is encryption-related still requires at least the filing of paperwork, in some cases even a waiting period and/or a permit. There is also the issue that some countries, like France, even put restrictions on the use of encryption code, not just on their export, so publically distributed encryption source code would have to come with a disclaimer :-). It is probably best to simply keep encryption source code off this list... -- Holger Kruse [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, without the quotes.
