On Fri, Oct 01, 1999 at 09:52:42PM +0100, James Troup wrote: > > I am pretty sure that SSH was never free software. Could you show > > me the license on the version that they started with? > > -------------&<-------------&<-------------&<-------------&<-------------&< > This file is part of the ssh software, Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen, Finland > > > COPYING POLICY AND OTHER LEGAL ISSUES > > As far as I am concerned, the code I have written for this software > can be used freely for any purpose. Any derived versions of this > software must be clearly marked as such, and if the derived work is > incompatible with the protocol description in the RFC file, it must be > called by a name other than "ssh" or "Secure Shell". > > However, I am not implying to give any licenses to any patents or > copyrights held by third parties, and the software includes parts that > are not under my direct control. As far as I know, all included > source code is used in accordance with the relevant license agreements > and can be used freely for any purpose (the GNU license being the most > restrictive); see below for details. > > [ RSA is no longer included. ] > [ IDEA is no longer included. ]
IDEA was the only part of ssh that made it non-free, prohibiting commercial use. -- Ryan Murray ([EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Software Designer, Glenayre Technologies Inc. The opinions expressed here are my own.
