Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 02 Aug 2000 17:59:34 -0600 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC]Re: FW: Crypto |
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Bill,
We got that point. They expire Sep 20 -- we are just preparing and discussing for the upcoming event since there's several projects hinging on PKI in Linux.
:-)
Jeff
"Strahm, Bill" wrote: > > Just to be "really clear" The RSA Patents DO NOT expire until Sept (I can > find an exact date, but I don't have it handy just now) > > I don't want anyone doing anything illegal in the next two months based on > the below statement <G> > > Bill > > ______________________________________________ > Bill Strahm Programming today is a race between > bill.strahm@ software engineers striving to build > intel.com bigger and better idiot-proof programs, > (503) 264-4632 and the Universe trying to produce > bigger and better idiots. So far, the > Universe is winning.--Rich Cook > I am not speaking for Intel. And Intel rarely speaks for me > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeff V. Merkey [mailto:jmerkey@timpanogas.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 1:02 PM > > To: H. Peter Anvin > > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > > Subject: [OFFTOPIC]Re: FW: Crypto > > > > > > > > Hey Peter, > > > > Related question. > > > > Since the patents have now expired for public/private key > > stuff held by > > RSA, do you know if anyone ported a PKI to Linux open sourced with the > > other crypto stuff? Is there a BSafe equivalent around now that you > > know of? If so, I can get my NDS clone out the door on Linux. > > > > :-) > > > > Jeff > > > > "H. Peter Anvin" wrote: > > > > > > Followup to: > > <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008021516370.18299-100000@asdf.capslock.lan> > > > By author: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris@meteng.on.ca> > > > In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > > > > > You've got my vote. ;o) I believe that the 2.5 kernel will > > > > start including crypto. The US law changes happened too late for > > > > it to happen in 2.3. We'll just have to wait and see... > > > > > > > > > > Note that the crypto patches are now actually available on > > > kernel.org. This is a preliminary step before actually integrating > > > them. > > > > > > -hpa > > > -- > > > <hpa@transmeta.com> at work, <hpa@zytor.com> in private! > > > "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." > > > http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt > > > > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > > linux-kernel" in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > > linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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