hi mats,
besides was it a lawyer or someone posing as a lawyer who
reminded you??? there are many armchair lawyer but much fewer real
ones;') well enough commenting on what i know very little about...
At 08:38 AM 2/16/99 +0100, Mats Andersson wrote:
>
>Hi there,
>
>I have done an alternative SSH-client in java (MindTerm). I got a reminder
>via email that it may be unlawful to use this code in the US. Also, that
>the GPL states that if there are any patents involved in a product the
>copyright-holder (me I guess) MAY put restrictions on distribution-area.
>Does anybody know how one best handles this (i.e. GPL with "RSA inside")?
>I thought RSA lets people use the algorithm without license for
>non-commercial use, is this true?. Also, the rsa-ref stuff which I gather
>can be used without a license, is it available in java? Also, what is the
>duty for me as the "distributor" of an "RSA-using" bunch of code (given
>GPL)? Should I just give in and stop distributing my stuff to be sure
>nobody gets angry or what?
>
>Cheers,
>
>/Mats
>
>
>
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earth in March, 2028. Millions of UNIX coders expressed relief for being
spared the UNIX epoch "crisis" of 2038.
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