Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 21:53:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu Cc: Susie Ward <sward@voltage.net>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SecureBSD (Was: Re: Firewalls and the endless story!) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007052152100.44038-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20000705214847.B631@dialin-client.earthlink.net>
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On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> I don't see why you can't read the code. To my knowledge, none of the
> methods or algorithms have been patented by the SecureBSD
> people. Nothing to stop one from writing their own implementation of
> the same processes. Or have they gone for some patents?
If I read the code, and then inadvertently use some concepts in my own
code they can try and claim it as a derived work and do nasty things to
me.
Kris
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