The OpenSSL library implements some algorithms that are patented. The source code should be fine to (re)distribute, but but there may be a slight legal risk with distributing a binary.
Note that http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL1 says that we can avoid building the problem sections with ./config no-idea no-mdc2 no-rc5 As best I could tell from (search for %disabled in) http://svn.python.org/view/external/openssl-0.9.8a/Configure (or search for OPTIONS in) http://svn.python.org/view/external/openssl-0.9.8a/Makefile python just takes the OpenSSL defaults, which excludes RC5 and MDC2 but does build IDEA. The documentation does not promise any of these three, and it doesn't look like they're used internally or advertised, but they are available if built. It might be safer to explicitly exclude IDEA from the binary distribution. (Well, unless the PSF actually has an appropriate license, which is possible. http://svn.python.org/view/external/openssl-0.9.8a/README says where to get them.) -jJ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
