Thank you for your bug report regarding patents on IDEA, RC2, RC5, and
RC6, all present in libcrypto++.
Debian's general stand on software patents is to ignore patents when
such patents are not being actively enforced. So Debian, as an
organisation, will not remove algorithms on the sole ground that they
are patented.
Personally, I will not remove any well-proven functionality just because
it is patent-encumbered, unless someone sends me (or Debian) a
cease-and-desist letter. This decision is not based on me being too
lazy to do anything about such problems, quite the opposite: I feel that
not giving in to the pressure of the lobby defending the so-called
"intellectual property" is the right way to defend Debian's notion of
freedom.
However, the ftp-masters might have different opinions, therefore they
are CC'ed.
Regards,
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Jens Peter Secher
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A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
Q. Why is top posting bad?
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