On Mon, Dec 14, 1998 at 08:46:49AM +0100, Mok-Kong Shen wrote:
a. "Public domain" is defined in the document you refer to, by the indentations under Item 1.
b1. 128-bit software is never exempt.
b2. 64-bit software is exempt if you meet ALL of the other criteria.
b3. The limit of exemption is 56 bits, if you do not meet all of the other criteria.
See my other response where this is explained from Catgory 5 - Part 2. Unfortunately, one key statement is missing from the General Software Note and it contains the magic word "ALL."
I haven't heard anything about there not being any exemption on 128-bit crypto. To my knowledge there is a general exemption on all Open Source software, regardless of the key length. However, I will check into this. astor -- Alexander Kjeldaas, Guardian Networks AS, Trondheim, Norway http://www.guardian.no/