The source code for the shareware is available to the public.
Special conditions for research
projects:
The use of the algorithm in research
projects is free provided that it
serves the purpose of such project
and within the project duration. Any
use of the algorithm after the
termination of a project including
activities resulting from a project
and for purposes not directly related
to the project requires a license.
Ascom Tech requires the following
notice to be included for freeware
products:
This software product contains the
IDEA algorithm as described and
claimed in US patent 5,214,703, EPO
patent 0482154 (covering Austria,
France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the UK), and Japanese
patent application 508119/1991,