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Re: OpenPGP WG meeting minutes

1998-01-20 10:35:00
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In <9801201448(_dot_)AA20368(_at_)h2np(_dot_)suginami(_dot_)tokyo(_dot_)jp>, on 
01/20/98 
   at 09:48 AM, Hironobu Suzuki 
<hironobu(_at_)h2np(_dot_)suginami(_dot_)tokyo(_dot_)jp> said:


"Ulf" == Ulf =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?= <ulf(_at_)fitug(_dot_)de> writes:
But I want new algorithm id for MISTY1 when this document become
RFCXXXX. MISTY1 which was designed by Matsui-san looks so good.  I
believe an algorithm which is described in RFC is not a `pet' one.

Ulf> This algorithm is not any useful in the context of OpenPGP
Ulf> because it is patented and is freely available only for academic
Ulf> use.

That's right.

I realize that "FREELY AVAILABLE ONLY FOR ACADEMIC" is the biggest
obstacle to become MISTY1 draft to RFC. I think ( and hope ) when MISTY1
draft goes to RFC, MISTY1 will be royalty-free algorithm as well as
CAST128.  If MISTY1 can't become royalty-free, MISTY1 draft maybe reject.

Anyone unfamiliar with Misty should look at the CP archives for the
numerous posts by Nobuki Nakatuji. It has snake-oil written all over it.
This is exactly what is meant by 'pet' algorithm.

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