Jonathan Oksman wrote: > In openssl, the book suggests in the Command Explanations to use > 'no-rc5 no-idea' config options to avoid possible patent issues. It > appears that no-rc5 has been the default for a while though.
That statement is probably out of date in 2011. I think both patents are expired, but I'd like confirmation. -- Bruce >>From the file "CHANGES": >> Changes between 0.9.7h and 0.9.8 [05 Jul 2005] >> >> *) Change ./Configure so that certain algorithms can be disabled by >> default. >> The new counterpiece to "no-xxx" is "enable-xxx". >> >> The patented RC5 and MDC2 algorithms will now be disabled unless >> "enable-rc5" and "enable-mdc2", respectively, are specified. >> >> (IDEA remains enabled despite being patented. This is because IDEA >> is frequently required for interoperability, and there is no license >> fee for non-commercial use. As before, "no-idea" can be used to >> avoid this algorithm.) >> >> [Bodo Moeller] >> > > > Jonathan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
