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Re: pkcs#11 license



Andreas Jellinghaus <aj@dungeon.inka.de> wrote:
>  * Copyright (C) 1994-1999 RSA Security Inc. Licence to copy this document
>  * is granted provided that it is identified as "RSA Security In.c Public-Key
>  * Cryptography Standards (PKCS)" in all material mentioning or referencing
>  * this document.
[...]
> I wonder: does this restriction cause any problem regarding DFSG compilance?

Possibly contaminates other software ("all material"). Then again,
there's no need to ever mention or reference the document if they
have a silly citation requirement, is there?

> Does it cause incompatibilities with GPL'ed applications?

Yes, I think it's like the BSD ad clause and would be better as a
request than a requirement.

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