From: lile@netcom.com (Lile Elam)
Date: Thu, 26 May 94 12:09:43 PDT
To: perry@imsi.com
Subject: Re: PGP 2.6 is dangerous in the long term ?
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>Russell Nelson says:
>>    Date: Wed, 25 May 94 10:25:30 -0700
>>    From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
>> 
>>       You have to assume that RSA isn't being run by idiots.  Either they're
>>       looking at closing their doors in seven years, or they've got a plan.
>> 
>>    I asked Jim Bidzos about this last year.  He told me they're planning
>>    on becoming a supplier of cryptography code and expertise.
>> 
>> If they had expertise, they wouldn't need patents.
>
>Make no mistake, they have expertise. As much as we like to denegrate
>them, they are responsible for several algorithms we all use every
>day, like MD5.
>
>That said, I agree that the patents are unsavory. However, none of us
>thus far have shown the testicular fortitude to challenge any of them.
>
>Perry
>


Such software patents really need to be challenged, If you are interested
in helping, please contact the LPF (League for Programming Freedom). 

I'll send their addr shortly....

By the way, I re-subscribed myself to this list last night. Thanks for all
the great notes. :)

-lile


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