[Python-Dev] openSSL and windows binaries - license

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Greg Ewing schrieb:
> If distributing the source doesn't violate the patent,
> and distributing a binary doesn't violate the patent,
> then what *would* constitute a violation of a software
> patent?

IANAL, but AFAICT, the rights controlled by patent law
are the right to make, to use, to sell, to offer to sell,
and to import.

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. In general, the right to sell and to offer to
sell would be relevant for software as well, but not
so for free software (I assume).

Regards,
Martin