Re: Reasons to include ECC to our charter
Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org> Thu, 09 August 2001 15:16 UTC
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From: Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>
To: Dominikus Scherkl <Dominikus.Scherkl@biodata.com>
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Subject: Re: Reasons to include ECC to our charter
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On 2001-08-09 16:49:49 +0200, Dominikus Scherkl wrote: >The openPGP standard is exactly this - "open". So of course we can >add ECC (it is still reserved). Or do you mean patents on ECC? >That is also no Problem, because patents only apply to the >applications that implement the standard - they need to licence >the algorithms. If not licenced, the application may not support >ECC (but is still conform to the standard - same as for elgamal). That is, ECC can't be a mandatory part of the standard. -- Thomas Roessler http://log.does-not-exist.org/
- AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Dominikus Scherkl
- Re: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Thomas Roessler
- AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Dominikus Scherkl
- Re: AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter John W Noerenberg II
- AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Dominikus Scherkl
- Re: AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Bodo Moeller
- AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Dominikus Scherkl
- AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Dominikus Scherkl
- Re: AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Ben Laurie
- AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Dominikus Scherkl
- Re: AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Ben Laurie
- Re: AW: Reasons to include ECC to our charter Shawn C. Masters