On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Leland V. Lammert wrote:
> At 05:10 AM 3/9/00 , you wrote:
> > Wow. I'm at a loss here. Does anyone know of any
> >way that my (tiny) company can legally use SSL for
> >commercial purposes in the US without paying an obscene
> >amount of money to RSA or buying an obscenely expensive
> >web server system from a vendor?
>
> Yes. It's called OpenSSL. Export regulations were relaxed this January,
> .. and while there are many issues to be resolved, it essentially means
> that WE can IMPORT anything in the public domain without a problem.
You're talking about export controls, and he's asking about
intellectual-property law. Different animals. W.r.t. RSADSI's code,
"commercial use" probably means what RSADSI says it means. Their patent
is still as valid as it ever was until late this year when it expires, so
in the U.S. you have to use their code and obey their license until then.
--
Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Definitely NOT a lawyer.
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