Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > 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...
It's permitted, you can try whatever you like, but it wouldn't make the package/license DFSG-compliant. Regards, Joey -- The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. -- Andrew S. Tanenbaum