Stephen Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "Walter" == Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Walter> The patent issue is not a problem specific to the license. > Walter> Rather, it depends on what algorithms are implemented. > Walter> What algorithms are used? A usual suspect is IDEA, which > Walter> is patented in many countries. > > According to <URL:http://www.eskimo.com/~weidai/algorithms.html>, the > potentially patented algorithms are: > > * DSS > * LUC > * IDEA
DSS and IDEA are both patented in Europe, so putting it in non-us won't help. There is also the minor problem that non-us is going the away. It is crypto, so you should talk to the release manager about how to handle it. I only know what he wants done for software currently in non-us. It doesn't sound like anyone is actually enforcing the LUC patent, if it exists. I would just put it in main until we have more information. It sounds like the patent holders are charging to use DSS. Since it isn't very good anyway, I would recommend just removing it. IDEA, on the other hand, is a good algorithm, but only free for non-commercial uses. You could split that out and put that library in non-free. The rest goes in main. Speak-freely is in non-free for the same reason. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
