Em Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:41:55 -0400
techt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu:
> I have to agree with the use of Mixmaster. I've used it myself in
> the past and have found it easy to both set up and use. There is a problem
> with Mixmaster being non-free. The source is free but it uses the IDEA
> algorithm which is patented. The patent on IDEA doesn't expire until 2007
> I think. Perhaps an avenue to check would be to ask the patent holder if
> they would allow IDEA to be used freely in a human rights environment.
> Couldn't hurt to try. Would this satisfy the requirements for inclusion
> under free software in Debian?
if I understand correctly you're proposing that we should ask them for
a debian-specific license... that's not permited by DFSG...
[]s!
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