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Re:No Source Code == No Patent by edflsafoiewq on Monday April 17, 2023 @03:48PM (#35605618)
Very dubious, given that both have since been superseded by better patent-free alternatives.
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Re:No Source Code == No Patent by pclmulqdq on Monday April 17, 2023 @04:33PM (#35606222)
Which are all built on top of the public disclosure of these algorithms, which was required by... the patents!

Prior to RSA being patented, a lot of encryption was proprietary (and probably mostly broken), and nobody could build on top of it. Post-patent, the RSA inventors could publish details and publicize their invention, which led to the alternatives.

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