On Dec 3, 2007, at 12:33 AM, Kyle Hamilton wrote:
My understanding is that the terms of the OpenSSL license dictate what
license you can use the files under, unless otherwise marked. It is a
modified classic-BSD (with advertising clause) license.
Clearly, if I release a program linked with OpenSSL Toolkit, it's
acceptable to use Randomizer.cpp under the same terms. But that is
not my question. I'm asking about using Randomizer.cpp in isolation.
It would also be fair to argue that I'm entitled to distribute
Randomizer.cpp without the OpenSSL Toolkit under the same terms. But
I don't wish to do so, because that would require me to make false
statements in a copyright notice:
* 6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
* acknowledgment:
* "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project
* for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)"
* This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
* ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). This product includes software written by Tim
* Hudson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
To my knowledge, Randomizer.cpp was not developed by the OpenSSL
Project, and does not contain cryptographic software written by
either Eric Young or Tim Hudson. Without any supporting evidence,
I'm not willing to make these statements, nor can I see how a
requirement to do so could be legally enforceable.
It would be quite another thing if Randomizer.cpp included its own
advertising clause with respect to Roy Wood, but it doesn't.
Barring any objections from the copyright holder(s), I will in good
faith construe Randomizer.cpp's license as being the same as
OpenSSL's license except with the false advertising clauses removed,
and consequently, compatible with the GNU GPL.
Josh
On Dec 1, 2007 5:39 PM, Joshua Juran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,
I'm developing a unix-like environment for traditional Mac OS, and
I'd like to use Roy Wood's randomizer code (packaged in OpenSSL) to
implement /dev/random. However, the code in question
(Randomizer.cpp) contains no copyright notice or license, and my
email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] bounced.
Does anyone know either under what terms I may use the code, or how
to contact Roy Wood?
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