On Fri, Jul 16, 1999 at 04:45:55AM +1000, Julian Assange wrote:
> "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com> writes:
> 
> > In message <199907150218.WAA00540@pzero.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>, Michael Richar
> > dson writes:
> > 
> > >
> > > Perry> No, that's not correct in either case. rc2 was openly published by
> > > Perry> them, rc4 is almost impossible for them to claim trade secret
> > >
> > >  Okay, rc2 remains as is.
> > 
> > rc2 is described in RFC 2268, which also notes that it's a registered 
> > trademark.
> 
> Using the trademark isn't a problem, providing you are not using it to 
> ``endorse or confuse''.

Which is a specific legal term with a specific meaning which I do not pretend
to understand all the statute and case law on.  Do you?  If not, why are you
making pronouncements about what is and isn't okay to do?

Thor