Do we've got a copyright lawyer in our middle? As I'm from Europe, I can implement it under the more sane EU patent laws, but that could indeed make this CryptoPP branch unavailable for the US.
I would release my code under any license that suits Wei or the CryptoPP project, I wouldn't mind, though I'm a real GPL-lover ;) If anybody could ensure me that I wouldn't break Europe/Belgian patent law, I could easily maintain the NTRU-supported-branch. R On 04/02/2014 05:36 PM, Wojciech S. Czarnecki wrote: > Dnia Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 10:48:28AM -0400, Mouse napisa³(a): >> Since the algorithm is under GPL, the code would not be usable unless under >> GPL, correct? >> >> I mean, the OP certainly can implement the algorithm and release his >> *implementation* under any license he chooses, but the resulting code would >> still be subject to the algorithm patent holder licensing terms, which >> (under GPL terms) would put the entire library in the same bucket if this >> code is accepted/included there. Correct? > > Except that in more sane patent systems (I mean in Europe) math, > including alghoritms, is unpatentable. Ok, you may pay for patent > procedings and "patent" to the EPO, but such patent is currently > unforceable. > > Though "tainting" argumend still stands. In the past such situations > were handled by --with-patentedinusathing switch. > >>> The license would have to be one that was cryptopp compatible or I imagine >>> any patch would not be able to be accepted. If the OP was able to do this >>> with unit tests or add to the current cryptopp test then it would only >>> help, in my opinion anyway. > > In the worst case, there would be separate project that depends on > cryptopp Accompanied by a legal notiice pointing users from countries > of rotten patent law to the patent holder site.. > > >>> David Irvine >> Mouse > > TC, Ohir. > > -- > > Wojciech S. Czarnecki > << ^oo^ >> OHIR-RIPE > >
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
