On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 11:59:18AM -0500, Frederick Bruckman wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, David Maxwell wrote:
> 
> TNF never infringed on RSA's patent, so we have nothing to worry about.

No, but if we incorporate code that did, that would worry me.

> > Then you get into the game of "but really, we developed all this code
> > this morning..." ;-)
> Such a distinction is not meaningful. Public domain means "no
> restrictions". The only "exception" to their announcement, is that

public domain != amnesty.

If you break a law and the law is subsequently changed, you may still
face charges for your transgression, correct?

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