jnemeth@victoria.tc.ca (John Nemeth) writes:
> } 	rc5  (patented in the US by RSA)
> } 	rsa  (patented in the US)
> } 	dsa  (patent claimed by RSA in the US)
> 
>      The fact that something is patented in US should NOT be used a
> reason for removing it from cryptosrc-intl.

Speak for yourself only.

The purpose of a free software project is to produce code that can be
used easily and without encumbrance. Using code patented in large
chunks of the world is, to say the least, unpleasant. Besides which,
good alternatives exist for all the patented technologies.

Perry