[Python-Dev] openSSL and windows binaries - license

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Greg Ewing schrieb:
>> In the context of an encryption algorithm, the right to
>> use would be the most prominent one; you wouldn't be
>> allowed to use the algorithm unless you have a patent
>> license.
> 
> But what does "use" *mean* in relation to an
> algorithm?

Perform it: do the steps that the algorithm says you should
do, or let a machine do it. IOW, run the code.

If your point is that software patents are evil: I fully
agree.

Regards,
Martin