CDR: Re: linux-ipsec: RSA released

[Roy Silvernail]

>In case you don't already know:
>
>>From <http://www.rsasecurity.com/news/pr/000906-1.html>
>
>BEDFORD, Mass., September 6, 2000 -- RSA® Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS)
today
>announced it has released the RSA public key encryption algorithm into the
>public domain, allowing anyone to create products that incorporate their
own
>implementation of the algorithm. This means that RSA Security has waived
its
>rights to enforce the patent for any development activities that include
the
>RSA algorithm occurring after September 6, 2000.

Looks to me like they just didn't want to let the parties go on as
scheduled.



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