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<<On 18 Jan 2000 03:03:09 -0800, asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) said:

> Won't people get into legal trouble (technically) if they build the
> wrong version?

Depends on who they work for.  Some people may work for organizations
which have licensing agreements in place to permit them to use RSA.
(This includes about 10,000 people who happen to work for the patent
assignee.)

-GAWollman

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