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Re: Software using the RSA Data Security, Inc. implementation of MD5 algorithm.



Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:

> Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> writes:
> 
> > Can you suggest a means of searching for more occurrences of this
> > bug (a non-free MD5 implementation in an otherwise-free work) in
> > Debian?
> 
> The RSA-licensed MD5 implementation is not non-free. It just has an
> advertising clause.

Ah, you're right. Charles wanted to replace it because the specific
advertising clause is “too easy to infringe” (and I agree with that),
but you're right that it's technically free software.

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