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From: karn@chicago.qualcomm.com (Phil Karn)
Subject: Re: Khufu and Khafre
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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 19:57:45 GMT
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In article <merkle.699127747@manarken> merkle@parc.xerox.com (Ralph Merkle) writes:
>The patent for Khufu and Khafre is #5,003,597 which issued March 26, 1991.
>Anyone interested in licensing either or both cryptographic systems should
>contact Dave Petre, Director of Patent Licensing for Xerox, (203)968-3231.


Well, so much for Khufu and Khafre. Why should I bother licensing them
when I have plenty of public domain alternatives?

Phil
