Re: PGP use Ethical and Legal Questions

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From: Vesselin Bontchev
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:25

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rick@ee.uwm.edu (Rick Miller) writes:

> Essentially, RSA's RSAREF license says, "Because this is our proprietary
> algorithm, we're going to dictate that you only implement it with our source-
> code."   The RSAREF license forbids any changes (other than those needed to
> port it, in C only, to other architectures).  This means that you're not even
> allowed to *improve* it!  I'm sure that someone could find a way to run their
> algorithm more efficiently, quicker, etc. ... but that's not allowed.

Is it really not allowed? Did I understand the license incorrectly? I
think it clearly says that any modifications of the code can be made,
provided that the interface stays the same and you give them a copy of
the modified code...

Regards,
Vesselin
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Subject: Re: PGP use Ethical and Legal Questions
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