* Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn: > I'm trying to get pycryptopp and Tahoe-LAFS into Fedora, and one tiny > little detail that I have to work-around is that MARS is patented. > Fedora already includes a version of Crypto++ 5.6.0 with mars.cpp > stripped out, so the only reason I even have to be aware of this > detail is that I included a copy of Crypto++ v5.6.0 inside the > pycryptopp source distribution, and now I suppose I need to remove > mars.cpp from that embedded copy. >
Huh? The IETF has got a statement from IBM on file, stating that "IBM has publically announced that as of January 18, 2000 we are making MARS available on a royalty free basis woldwide regardless of the AES outcome." Or stem the patent problems from a non-IBM patent? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Crypto++ Users" Google Group. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]. More information about Crypto++ and this group is available at http://www.cryptopp.com. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
