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Re: Is ssh version 2.0.x going to be added to Debian ?



On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 14:14:18 -0800, Geoffrey L. Brimhall wrote:
> Is this going to be put into Debian at some time ?

Perhaps. If someone volunteers to package it.

> If not, what are the issue (not enough free time to do it,
> not-freeware-enough-license, etc) ?

SSH2's license defines "commercial use" more broadly than SSH1. So broad,
that the SSH1 maintainer isn't interested in packaging it.

Ray - who encourages people to work on a free SSH 2 protocol implemenatation
- see http://www.net.lut.ac.uk/psst/
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