PGP compatibility

[Matti Airas]

On 24 Sep 1999, Michael Fischer v. Mollard wrote:
[about RSA:]
> but remember, it should be a temporary solution, as one should generally
> prefer non patented algorithms.

I remember having read that the US patent on RSA will expire next
year. Does anyone have hard facts about that?

Does anyone know the expiration date of the IDEA patents, then?

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