RIPEM message for your approval
Jim Bidzos
jim at RSA.COM
Tue Dec 22 12:12:44 PST 1992
Mark-
As you can imagine, many changes have been proposed, and, I think,
some good ones incorporated, in the most current form of the RSAREF
license. These changes are based on constructive comments from over
twenty people. These changes may encourage folks to distribute RSAREF
and RIPEM who otherwise would not have.
We plan to make all RSAREF applications (such as RIPEM) availble WITH
RSAREF. Why shouldn't someone get all the stuff built on it if they
get RSAREF? (Including helpful code such as the Thompson/Schiller
emacs adapter.) I assume you have no objection.
I'm hopeful that you see these changes as positive; please let me know
if that's not true! I offer a summary of them, the rationale,
perceived benefits, and a complete copy of the revised license.
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Here's a summary of the changes between what's attached (the one we
plan to now "standardize" on for RSAREF) and what you sent me:
changed 1(a) and added (8): the license is now perpetual. Some have
claimed RSA might "suddenly" decide to cancel RSAREF licenses. It is
now crystal clear that the license can only be cancelled by violating
the agreement. RSA cannot cancel it at its discretion. And even if you
violate it, it doesn't cancel the license of those who got it from
you. I think this is an importnat clarification, from what I've heard.
changed 1(c) and added 2(d): We don't care about any porting or
performance mods, but we don't feel we should allow automatic access
under the normal interface. We've granted it to you since RIPEM
predates RSAREF (also to John Gilmore for a secure RLOGIN using
Diffie-Hellman) and we'll grant it to anyone for any reasonable use.
(We state so in the Agreement.) We just want to know what it is we're
allowing to go around the interface.
End of Section 1 - a clarification in the form of an addition is made
here. Some have said that unrelated software on a tape with RSAREF
could be covered by the restrictions imposed on RSAREF Application
Programs. This should clear that up. (I believe this helps you in the
separate distribution of the RIPEM code minus the RSAREF code.)
changed (6): We simply have removed RSA's $5,000 cap on protecting
RSAREF users against charges from some other patent holders. (Like
PKP!) Some have claimed that RSAREF was posibly a way to "set up"
users for PKP (the patent holders) since $5K was hardly enough to
defend against patent infringement. (They actually thought RSAREF was
a way to get people to infringe just so that PKP could sue them! RSA
pays $5,000, but PKP collects more, therefore it's a 'you hold em, and
I'll hit em' thing, or so I guess they thought.) I believe this makes
it clear we intend to sue no one for using RSAREF, and in fact defend
users ALL THE WAY if someone else does.
I think these are all for the better, and will engender trust in RSA's
intentions with RSAREF, to support free PEM.
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New RSAREF License (December 1992 version)
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