Subject: Re: OpenSSL import
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-security
Date: 06/29/1999 10:49:34
Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> writes:
> On 29 Jun 1999 09:38:00 -0400
> "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> wrote:
>
> > > If it's the crypto libraries, then why not import them piecemeal?
> >
> > To make it easier to deal with future imports -- just as we're doing
> > gnu/dist and reachovers for FSF software.
>
> GNU software doesn't have patent or other license issues of that
> nature.
Neither does this if we make the decision now not to import the IDEA
stuff etc.
Perry