[103591] in Cypherpunks
Re: propose: `cypherpunks license' (Re: Wanted: Twofish source code)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Wed Sep 30 16:17:24 1998
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: aba@dcs.ex.ac.uk, eay@cryptsoft.com, adam@homeport.org,
wk@isil.d.shuttle.de, coderpunks@toad.com, cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 30 Sep 1998 16:02:23 -0400
In-Reply-To: Richard Stallman's message of Wed, 30 Sep 1998 10:21:44 -0600
Reply-To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
The big issue I see with GPL and Crypto software is that with the GPL
you cannot add any redistribution restrictions. The problem is that
due to the United States export rules, I cannot export Crypto
software, which means I must legally put a restriction on any Crypto
code I write. But, this is a "further restriction" as far as the
GPL is concerned. This, in turn, means I cannot use the GPL for
Crypto software.
-derek
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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
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