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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: ? Can I Use the DES from UNIX passwd Source code?
Message-ID: <8557@alice.UUCP>
Date: 18 Dec 88 03:01:22 GMT
References: <3600017@hpiacla.HP.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Liberty Corner NJ
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In article <3600017@hpiacla.HP.COM>, jimb@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Brandt) writes:

> The passwd uses a DES algorithm, and I believe the algorithm is public
> domain, but if I used the algorithm from the source code of passwd in 
> another product, do I need to worry about copyright?

Yes you do.
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				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark@europa.att.com