Dennis, Read over Don's post. He was using an analogy, I believe, to make a point about SOPA. Louis
On 18 January 2012 13:53, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> wrote: > Don, > > What's your understanding of the connection between open-source encryption > algorithms and SOPA/PIPA? Where is there more information available? > > Are you talking about the encryption methods themselves or the *use* of > encryption in support of piracy. Those are different. > > With regard to encryption software at Apache, there are existing provisions > by which encryption in ASF releases are registered with the US Government. > The methods being provided in open-source is part of what makes them > permissible. > > Also, the *current* OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice releases incorporate > open-source encryption methods. Apache OpenOffice developer snapshots do as > well (though there may be some short-term impact with the removal of > dependencies on libraries whose licenses are incompatible with ALv2). > > - Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donald Whytock [mailto:dwhyt...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 09:56 > To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: 18 Jan 2012: SOPA and PIPA Protest Banner > > This showed up on Yahoo today... > > http://news.yahoo.com/wikipedia-editors-sites-blackout-120914984.html > > Apparently some feel that Wikipedia shouldn't take any political > stands at all...that it sets a bad precedent and potentially damages > its reputation. Me, I think Wikipedia isn't taking a political stand > as much as a personal one, since the legislation affects Wikipedia > directly. But perceptions are subjective. > > I think Apache in general, and perhaps AOO in particular, could also > take a personal stand. After all, if I'm reading the EFF analysis > correctly, one good open-source encryption implementation could get > Apache shut down. Weren't y'all discussing encryption standards and > implementations here a few months ago? > > Don >
