Software using the RSA Data Security, Inc. implementation of MD5 algorithm.
Dear mentors,
I have a new package almost ready for upload, but it contains source files with
the following license:
Files : misc/md5.*
Name : RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message Digest Algorithm
Copyright : © 1990, RSA Data Security, Inc.
License :
License to copy and use this software is granted provided that
it is identified as the "RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message
Digest Algorithm" in all material mentioning or referencing this
software or this function.
License is also granted to make and use derivative works
provided that such works are identified as "derived from the RSA
Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message Digest Algorithm" in all
material mentioning or referencing the derived work.
RSA Data Security, Inc. makes no representations concerning
either the merchantability of this software or the suitability
of this software for any particular purpose. It is provided "as
is" without express or implied warranty of any kind.
These notices must be retained in any copies of any part of this
documentation and/or software.
Other Debian packages already include this file (for instance htdig
/usr/include/htdig/mhash_md5.h), but others seem to use alternatives. The
advertisement clause is really something too easy to infringe, so I was just
wondering if the other implementations are ‘drop-in’ replacements that I could
recommend upstream to solve this problem.
Have a nice day,
--
Charles Plessy
Debian Med packaging team,
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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