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Re: names to say in late september
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Allen Simpson)
Thu Jul 27 18:37:07 2000
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:50:23 -0400
From: William Allen Simpson <wsimpson@greendragon.com>
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Rodney Thayer wrote:
>
> What shall we call
> that-public-key-algorithm-that-will-not-be-patent-protected in late
> September? we should not use a trademarked or copyrighted term, in my
> opinion.
"The Public Key Algorithm Formerly Known as RSA"
In the usual academic tradition, it should continue to be called after
the discoverers. ARS would be nicely alphabetical. There isn't much
likelihood of confusion with Agricultural Research Service, Automation
Research Systems Ltd, or Authorized Remarketing Supplier (checking the
top google references).
And when you say it, it has a ring of truth about the 20 years that
we've endured.
Meanwhile, what celebrations are planned?
Is there a conference we should all attend on the 20th/21st? If one
was organized, would folks come?
WSimpson@UMich.edu
Key fingerprint = 17 40 5E 67 15 6F 31 26 DD 0D B9 9B 6A 15 2C 32
