On Tue, Jul 21, 1998 at 11:19:26PM +0100, Jules Bean wrote: > > I use non-free software. Some of it is patent restricted (GIF) Some of it > > is encryption (pgp, ssh) the rest multimedia (amp, mikmod, mpg123, xanim, > > xv--looking at imagemagick, I REALLY dislike the xv license) which I'd > > happily use free alternatives when good ones appear. > > To change track completely, I'd just point out... > > Encryption, per se, will not make something non-free. Both pgp and ssh > are non-free simply because their authors are trying to make money out of > them. Also, use of RSA and IDEA can in some contexts be non-free - I'm > not familiar with the details of the patents concerned. GPG, however will > be totally free (although non-exportable from the us). Certainly. I didn't mention the OTHER non-us packages I use as non-free, did I? =>
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