pgut001(_at_)cs(_dot_)aucKland(_dot_)ac(_dot_)nz (Peter Gutmann) writes:
This seems a bit odd, given that a completely unencumbered algorithm and free
implementation existed years before the web (let alone SSL) did. There are
problems with ITU and ISO-standarised algorithms (which seem to exist solely
to provide patent licensing outlets for vendors, and which in any case tend to
have mediocre performance), but Zip/zlib has never had any problems
I'm quite aware that there are a number of free implementations of
compression and that the authors claim that those implementations are
enencumbered, however, discussions with holders of the various
patents (Hi/Fn comes to mind) seem to indicate that they feel
otherwise.
-Ekr
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