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Thu Aug 10 09:37:08 CEST 2006 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-August/068100.html

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

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