[11953] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: patents
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (IanG)
Fri Nov 1 08:34:43 2002
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:21:07 -0500
From: IanG <iang@systemics.com>
Reply-To: iang@systemics.com
To: Digital Bearer Settlement List <dbs@philodox.com>
Cc: cryptography@wasabisystems.com, e$@vmeng.com, cypherpunks@lne.com
> From: <Somebody who actually *knows* about this...>
> Subject: patents
>
> Bob,
>
> What's all the confusion about the Digicash-Chaum patents?
No 'effing idea. If you wanted to do blinded cash,
use Wagner, and then plug in something harder when
you get the rest going. Any fuss over any patented
blinded method is the sort of fuss you get when the
blind lead the blind.
--
iang
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