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Date:      Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:56:25 -0400
From:      "Allen Smith" <easmith@beatrice.rutgers.edu>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, "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:  <9904121656.ZM5526@beatrice.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>  "Re: ssh protocol [was: Interesting problem: chowning files sent via FTP]" (Apr 12,  4:30pm)
References:  <Your message of "Mon  12 Apr 1999 13:28:39 MDT." <4.2.0.32.19990412132649.043b7350@localhost>  <4.2.0.32.19990412152634.00ce0bb0@localhost>

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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.

	-Allen

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Allen Smith				easmith@beatrice.rutgers.edu
	


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