re pgp pem and rfc s was cryptography patents charles kincy ckincy cs umr edu wrote all i have to say is yeah right if you re willing to pay them mucho big bucks and or use the routines they tell you to do doesn t sound very reasonable to me all i have to say is this is full of shit i have negotiated a license and the bucks are incredibly reasonable with an upfront charge on a sliding scale depending on your capitalization if you are a startup and can t afford it you can t afford to start up in the first place why do people insist on making unequivocal statements about that which they know nothing but i don t guess pkp and rsa are interested in big bucks maybe they have some other agenda secure communications only for government agents perhaps have you considered treatment for paranoia the government is the single biggest thorn in rsa s side some limitation let me guess don t use the code in any way pkp or rsa doesn t like such as providing secure communications for the average citizen that was exactly its purpose if you know anything about it there is nothing at all preventing the average citizen using it only selling it i hope my cynicism is misplaced here go ahead i m not afraid to be wrong every once in a while but i have an uneasy feeling that i am right it is and you are wrong yet you emotionally state a bunch of crap as fact with a tiny disclaimer at the end check your facts first and grow up why is there such a strong correlation between interest in cryptography and immaturity i wonder bob cain normally rcain netcom com
