From: markh@wimsey.bc.ca (Mark C. Henderson)
Date: Tue, 24 May 94 21:47:42 PDT
To: joshua geller <hal@mit.edu
Subject: Re:  PGP 2.6 uses RSAREF version 1
Message-ID: <m0q6Amq-0000UIc@vanbc.wimsey.com>
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Subject: Re:  PGP 2.6 uses RSAREF version 1

> >Some people have wondered whether including RSAREF 1, rather than
> >RSAREF version 2, is an oversight in the PGP 2.6 distribution.  It is
> >not an oversight.  Version 1 is what we intended.
> something smells here.
Most likely the fact that the RSAREF 2.x licence is a lot more liberal
about commercial use. (read it yourself, but to sum it up it does allow
limited commercial use). 

This means that one can still use RIPEM and TIS/PEM for many 
commercial applications. With PGP one would have to buy a licence 
(presumably from ViaCrypt).

e.g. communications between employees of a company about business 
matters. 

Mark

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