GNU Keyring for PalmOS and Safekeys: reapertech's response

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Here is the unedited text of the recent explanation I've received from Reaper Technologies. I am happy to add any other information they wish to present.

Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:55:31 +0100
To: Martin Pool <mbp@users.sourceforge.net>
From: Palm Dev <palmdev@reapertech.com>
Subject: re: SafeKeys

At 12:12 28/08/2000 +1100, you wrote:

Dear Sir

In reference to your email, we would like to inform of the history of our
SafeKeys application.

This application was originally written for a client during 1998.  This
application was delivered to the client during Decemeber 1998.  However
this application was not paid for by the client after delivery because the
client ceased trading. When we originally delivered we provided the client
with all rights however because they where unable to pay our invoice, as a
result we recently received the rights back and a decision was made to make
it available free on the Internet.  The license is our standard freeware
license.  We have no intention of charging for this tool for commercial use
either however we would like commercial users to first contact us prior to
use so we can confirm that they will not violate any patents, etc. for the
algorithms within the RSAEuro library.

As this application was originally developed prior to your application we
belive this application is different to yours.  This tools also makes use
of our RSAEuro library for some of the cryptographic functions within the
application.  Because of this it also has to be covered by our freeware
license because of the agreements we have with the original author of
RSAEuro Mr Kapp.

Regards

Palm Dev
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RSAEuro:      rsaeuro@reapertech.com
RSAEuro Bugs: rsaeuro-bugs@reapertech.com
Tel:          +44 (0) 7770 566687
Fax:           +44 (0) 7050 699951
Http:         http://www.reapertech.com/RSAEuro/
RSAEuro - Copyright (c) J.S.A.Kapp & Reaper Technologies 1994-2000.
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