=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/Attic/COPYING.Ylonen,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/Attic/COPYING.Ylonen 1999/09/26 20:53:32 1.1 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/Attic/COPYING.Ylonen 1999/09/27 05:04:19 1.2 @@ -17,63 +17,13 @@ restrictive); see below for details. [ IDEA is now *only* included if configured with --with-rsa. ] -The RSA algorithm and even the concept of public key encryption are -claimed to patented in the United States. These patents may interfere -with your right to use this software. It is possible to compile the -software using the RSAREF2 library by giving --with-rsaref on the -configure command line. This may or may not make it legal to use this -software for non-commercial purposes in the United States (I have sent -a query about this to RSADSI (on July 10, 1995), but have not received -an answer yet). The RSAREF2 distribution is not included in this -distribution, but can be obtained from almost any ftp site worldwide -containing cryptographic materials. Using RSAREF is not recommended -outside the United States. See "http://www.cs.hut.fi/crypto" if you -have trouble finding the RSAREF library. +[ IDEA is no longer included. ] +[ DES is now external. ] +[ GMP is now external. ] +[ Zlib is now external. ] +[ The make-ssh-known-hosts script is no longer included. ] +[ TSS has been removed. ] -[ IDEA is now *only* included if configured with --with-idea. ] -The IDEA algorithm is claimed to be patented in the United States and -several other countries. I have been told by Ascom-Tech (the patent -holder) that IDEA can be used freely for non-commercial use. A copy -of their letter is at the end. The software can be compiled without -IDEA by specifying the --without-idea option on the configure command -line. - -[ All these files are now external to the distribution. ] -The DES implementation in this distribution is derived from the libdes -library by Eric Young . It can be used under the -Gnu General Public License (libdes-COPYING) or the Artistic License -(libdes-ARTISTIC), at your option. See libdes-README for more -information. Eric Young has kindly given permission to distribute the -derived version under these terms. The file crypt.c is fcrypt.c from -SSLeay-0.4.3a by Eric Young; he permits free use. - -[ GMP is no longer part of the distribution. ] -The GNU Multiple Precision Library, included in this release and -linked into the executable, is distributed under the GNU General -Public License. A copy can be found in gmp-1.3.2/COPYING. - -[ Zlib is no longer part of the distribution. ] -The zlib compression library is copyright Jean-loup Gailly and Mark -Adler. Anyone is permitted to use the library for any purpose. A -copy of the license conditions can be found in zlib095/README. - -[ This script is no longer part of the distribution. ] -The make-ssh-known-hosts script was contributed by Tero Kivinen - and is distributed under the GNU General -Public License. A copy can be found in gnu-COPYING-GPL. - -Some files, such as memmove.c and random.c, are owned by the Regents -of the University of California, and can be freely used and -distributed. License terms are included in the affected files. The -file scp.c is derived from code owned by the Regents of the University -of California, and can be used freely. - -[ TSS has been removed from the distribution. ] -The TSS encryption algorithm implementation in tss.c is copyright Timo -Rinne and Cirion Oy. It is used with permission, and -permission has been given for anyone to use it for any purpose as part -of ssh. - The MD5 implementation in md5.c was taken from PGP and is due to Colin Plumb. Comments in the file indicate that it is in the public domain. @@ -81,25 +31,6 @@ Comments in the file indicate it may be used for any purpose without restrictions. - -In some countries, particularly France, Russia, Iraq, and Pakistan, it -may be illegal to use any encryption at all without a special permit, -and the rumor is that you cannot get a permit for any strong -encryption. - -If you are in the United States, you should be aware that while this -software was written outside the United States using information -publicly available everywhere, the United States Government may -consider it a criminal offence to export this software from the United -States once it has been imported. I have been told that "the federal -mandatory sentencing guidelines for this offence are 41 to 51 months -in federal prison". The rumor is that the government considers -putting the software available on an ftp site the same as exporting -it. Contact the Office of Defence Trade Controls if you need more -information. Also, please write to your congress and senate -representatives to get these silly and unconstitutional restrictions -dropped. - Note that any information and cryptographic algorithms used in this software are publicly available on the Internet and at any major bookstore, scientific library, and patent office worldwide. More @@ -133,88 +64,3 @@ YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Below is a copy of a message I received from Ascom, the holder of the IDEA -patent. - -Date: Tue, 15 Aug 95 09:09:59 CET -From: IDEA@ascom.ch (Licensing Systec) -Encoding: 3001 Text -To: ylo@cs.hut.fi -Subject: Phone Call 15.8.95 - - Dear Mr. Ylonen - - Thank you for your inquiry about the IDEA encryption algorithm. - Please excuse the delay in answering your fax sent 26.6.95. - Here is the information you requested : - - Non commercial use of IDEA is free. The following examples (regarding - PGP) should clarify what we mean by commercial and non-commercial use - - Here are some examples of commercial use of PGP: - - 1. When PGP is used for signing and/or encrypting e-mail messages - exchanged between two corporations. - - 2. When a consultant uses PGP for his communications with his client - corporations. - - 3. When a bank makes PGP available to its clients for telebanking and - charges them money for it (directly or indirectly). - - 4. When you use the software you receive from a company for commercial - purposes (telebanking included). - - - Some examples of non commercial use: - - 1. When an individual uses PGP for his private communications. - - 2. When an individual obtains PGP on the Internet and uses it for - telebanking (assuming this is approved by the bank). - - 3. When you use the software you receive from a company for private - purposes (telebanking excluded). - - - You may use IDEA freely within your software for non commercial use. - If you include IDEA in your software, it must include the following - copy right statement : - - 1. Copyright and Licensing Statement - IDEA(tm) is a trademark of Ascom Systec AG. There is no license fee - required for non-commercial use. Commercial users of IDEA may - obtain licensing information from Ascom Systec AG. - e-mail: IDEA@ascom.ch - fax: ++41 64 56 59 54 - - - For selling the software commercially a product license is required: - - The PRODUCT LICENSE gives a software developer the right to implement - IDEA in a software product and to sell this product worldwide. With - the PRODUCT LICENSE we supply a source listing in C and a software - manual. We charge an initial fee per company and a percentage of sales - of the software product or products (typically between .5 and 4 per - cent of the sales price, depending on the price and the importance of - IDEA for the product). - - - For further information please do not hesitate to contact us. - - Best regards, - - Roland Weinhart - - - Ascom Systec Ltd - IDEA Licensing @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@@ - Gewerbepark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - CH-5506 Maegenwil @@@@@ @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Switzerland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Phone ++41 64 56 59 54 @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ @ @ @ - Fax ++41 64 56 59 98 - -