From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10146 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2004 17:40:52 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 25 Aug 2004 17:40:52 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C01lT-0007ig-TP for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:40:51 +0000 Received: (qmail 15377 invoked by uid 89); 25 Aug 2004 17:40:51 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 30439 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2004 17:40:51 +0000 From: Mike Frysinger Organization: wh0rd.org To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:40:43 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <20040825172450.GB20213@toucan.gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <20040825172450.GB20213@toucan.gentoo.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200408251340.43729.vapier@gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Patches for MPPE/MPPC X-Archives-Salt: 50367483-5f4e-46d2-a068-31d9dbd69cdf X-Archives-Hash: f3615dd17e3a65757a743a0d25e9a6a1 On Wednesday 25 August 2004 01:24 pm, Cory Visi wrote: > "Although the module's source code is completely free, MPPC itself is > patented algorithm. Patent for *Microsoft* PPC is holded by the Hifn Inc. > This is obvious ;-). Furthermore, MPPE uses RC4 encryption algorithm > which itself isn't patented, but RC4 is trademark of RSA Data Security > Inc. To avoid legal problems, US citizens shouldn't use this module." i dont think the trademark will cause any trouble at all, but you could try e-mailing the patent holders and see what they think ;) -mike -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list