Re: {R,I[INEW]}TP: free ssh [non-US]
On 30 Sep 1999, James Troup wrote: > OpenBSD have started working on the last free SSH (1.2.12 was under a > DFSG free license AFAICT[1]), they also, (again AFAICT [I'm going by > the CVS commits]), are ripping out the patented algrothims (IDEA, > etc.). Unfortunately, I'm chronically busy with work and haven't had This is very exciting, ssh is one of the few remaining non-free programs that debian relies on, it would be very nice to get a real replacement. Can someone corfirm the DFSGness of it? Jason
Re: {R,I[INEW]}TP: free ssh [non-US]
On 01-Oct-99 Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > On 30 Sep 1999, James Troup wrote: > >> OpenBSD have started working on the last free SSH (1.2.12 was under a >> DFSG free license AFAICT[1]), they also, (again AFAICT [I'm going by >> the CVS commits]), are ripping out the patented algrothims (IDEA, >> etc.). Unfortunately, I'm chronically busy with work and haven't had > > This is very exciting, ssh is one of the few remaining non-free programs > that debian relies on, it would be very nice to get a real replacement. > > Can someone corfirm the DFSGness of it? > The old ssh was free. The license this ships with is very BSD. The code all says it is ok as well. Seems ok, openbsd are fanatics about licenses and security, so I doubt they would do something as stupid as include a non-free ssh.
Re: {R,I[INEW]}TP: free ssh [non-US]
James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> So, I tentatively announce a preliminary ITP, pending confirming that
> their hacked version is indeed DSFG free. _But_, I'd much rather
> someone with more free time would do it instead. So, please, someone
> else (who doesn't live in the USA) have a look/go...
The license issues seem to be sorted out for me. So I'll have a go at it.
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Re: {R,I[INEW]}TP: free ssh [non-US]
James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > OpenBSD have started working on the last free SSH (1.2.12 was under a > DFSG free license AFAICT[1]), they also, (again AFAICT [I'm going by > the CVS commits]), are ripping out the patented algrothims (IDEA, > etc.). Unfortunately, I'm chronically busy with work and haven't had > time to look into it, but all the signs look very good (they appear to > have added it as part of their base system, for example). Damn, I thought I knew ssh had been free at one point, but when I noticed the non-free license in the late teens, I obviously failed to go back far enough to find the free version. Anyway, I'll take it, given that I do ssh anyway it should be little extra hassle (unless anyone thinks that Data Fellows could use that as an excuse for calling any work I do as copyright infringement, but that doesn't strike me as likely) I'll probably end up calling the new package ssh-free Cheers, Phil.
Re: {R,I[INEW]}TP: free ssh [non-US]
At 09:55 +0100 1999-10-01, Philip Hands wrote: James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: OpenBSD have started working on the last free SSH (1.2.12 was under a DFSG free license AFAICT[1]), they also, (again AFAICT [I'm going by the CVS commits]), are ripping out the patented algrothims (IDEA, etc.). Unfortunately, I'm chronically busy with work and haven't had time to look into it, but all the signs look very good (they appear to have added it as part of their base system, for example). Damn, I thought I knew ssh had been free at one point, but when I noticed the non-free license in the late teens, I obviously failed to go back far enough to find the free version. I'll probably end up calling the new package ssh-free Note that OpenBSD is also ripping out support for pretty much any other other OS as they go, and using library functions that are OpenBSD-specific. -- Joel Klecker (aka Espy)Debian GNU/Linux Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://web.espy.org/> http://www.debian.org/>
Re: {R,I[INEW]}TP: free ssh [non-US]
Joel Klecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 09:55 +0100 1999-10-01, Philip Hands wrote: > >James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> OpenBSD have started working on the last free SSH (1.2.12 was under a > >> DFSG free license AFAICT[1]), they also, (again AFAICT [I'm going by > >> the CVS commits]), are ripping out the patented algrothims (IDEA, > >> etc.). Unfortunately, I'm chronically busy with work and haven't had > >> time to look into it, but all the signs look very good (they appear to > >> have added it as part of their base system, for example). > > > >Damn, I thought I knew ssh had been free at one point, but when I > >noticed the non-free license in the late teens, I obviously failed > >to go back far enough to find the free version. I'll probably end > >up calling the new package ssh-free > > Note that OpenBSD is also ripping out support for pretty much any > other other OS as they go, and using library functions that are > OpenBSD-specific. That's a slight over-exaggeration, but they are ripping out for ancient non-POSIX OSes. I doubt it'll be too much work to get it too work on Linux... -- James
