Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 15:27:27 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: "Gregory P. Smith" <greg@nas.nasa.gov> Cc: Igor Roshchin <igor@physics.uiuc.edu>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ssh protocol [was: Interesting problem: chowning files sent via FTP] Message-ID: <4.2.0.32.19990412152634.00ce0bb0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199904122047.NAA01335@ryouko.nas.nasa.gov> References: <Your message of "Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:28:39 MDT." <4.2.0.32.19990412132649.043b7350@localhost>
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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. --Brett At 01:47 PM 4/12/99 -0700, Gregory P. Smith wrote: >> As I understand it, SSH is encumbered by a license that requires >> you to pay big bucks unless you're an individual or a non-profit. >> I'd need to build the protocol into the specialized client >> software, too, which also isn't allowed by the license. If it >> were BSD-licensed, it wouldn't be a problem. > >The ssh PROTOCOL is free. In fact, the v2 protocol is making progress >towards becoming an IETF standard. (v2 fixes some serious bugs in the >v1 protocol). There is a free (GNU) ssh v2 protocol implementation in >the works... Check out > >http://www.net.lut.ac.uk/psst/ > >(specifically, look at lsh) > >-Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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