I think I mis-read your original question. For some reason I read
"unusable", sorry. Yes, the lapse of a patent means the technology
becomes available for all to use, freely. This is my understanding.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Levitte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 1:53 PM
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> Subject: RE: RSA patent
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>
> Uhmmm? Are you trying to pull a leg or two? Or have I missed
> something about how things work when a patent is no longer valid?
>
> rmeyer> No, it means exactly the opposite.
> [...]
> rmeyer> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Ray Hodel
> [...]
> rmeyer> > I am curious what is going to happen when the
> patent for RSA
> rmeyer> > expires next year.
> rmeyer> > Does anyone know? Will that mean packages such as OpenSSL
> rmeyer> > will be usable
> rmeyer> > without penalty, for commercial purposes within the US?
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