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uri@watson.ibm.com () writes:

> I have to disappoint you: the final RSAREF license makes it clear,
> that in order to access it in any way other than the published
> interface, you need a prior permission from PKP. And since
> the set of published interfaces is too poor, PGP can't
> be rewritten to use it, nor any decent program (SORRY, Mark! :-). 
> Also, taking into account the fact, that the word "PGP" causes 
> PKP react like a bull seeing red - I don't think it's likely 
> PKP allows such a "modification"...

Uhm, it seem that I am misunderstanding the word "interface"...
Doesn't it mean just the names of the routines provided to the main
program, together with the names and the numbers of their parameters?
If it is so, then the restriction not to change it is very reasonable
- in this way they make sure that the modified RSAREF still stays
compatible with the already written programs... And you can rewrite
anything else, add new functions, speed up the existing ones, etc.
Isn't it so? What does the word "interface" mean in this context?

> Well, of course PKP patent will expire in a few years (:-).

Still quite a lot - seven...

> It's worth to thanks Mark for his outstanding work, and to ask him
> to upgrade RIPEM.  Actually, some of the desired changes are under
> consideration, so if y'all folks can convince him, that it's OK to
> use some code from  PGP  (key management, message body compression
> and such) - we might indeed come up with compatibility. I might do

Well, he doesn't need to get the compression code from PGP... The
compression code in PGP is mainly from Info-ZIP, which is freely
available and not subject to export/import restrictions even in the
USA...

Regards,
Vesselin
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