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Date:      Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:08:12 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Matt Behrens <matt@zigg.com>
To:        Allen Smith <easmith@beatrice.rutgers.edu>
Cc:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, "Gregory P. Smith" <greg@nas.nasa.gov>, Igor Roshchin <igor@physics.uiuc.edu>, security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ssh protocol [was: Interesting problem: chowning files sent via FTP]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904122006480.8372-100000@megaweapon.zigg.com>
In-Reply-To: <9904121656.ZM5526@beatrice.rutgers.edu>

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While LGPL is certainly acceptable, code being put under the BSD
license does not mean it hasn't been reviewed by independent folk.
(Hmm, aren't we on a list that discusses some rather oft-reviewed
BSD-licensed software?) :-)

On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Allen Smith wrote:

: On Apr 12,  4:30pm, Brett Glass (possibly) wrote:

: > A GPLed implementation would be a bad idea, because it would prevent
: > the code from being incorporated into commercial products and thus
: > discourage standardization. This is one situation in which BSD-type
: > licensing would be infinitely preferable.
: 
: Actually, what would be preferable is some form of GNU _library_ license. I'm
: not willing to trust an encryption program unless I know independent
: cryptographers have reviewed the code.

Matt Behrens <matt@zigg.com>
Owner/Administrator, zigg.com
Chief Engineer, Nameless IRC Network



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