On Wednesday 28 June 2006 01:58, Alexander Schmehl wrote: > Let's start with something simple: > - According to the header, the script "match" was [EMAIL PROTECTED] > It has no explicit license, but is so easy and short, that I don't > think one could claim copyright for that (the german word for that > would be "Schöpfungshöhe"). I don't think the missing license of that > script is a problem, but the author should be mentioned in the > copyright file.
Done. > - Now the real problem: shc.c > > Lookit at it we have: > > /** > * This software contains the 'Alleged RC4' source code. > * The original source code was published on the Net by a group of > cypherpunks. * I picked up a modified version from the news. > * The copyright notice does not apply to that code. > */ > > and: > > /** > * 'Alleged RC4' Source Code picked up from the news." > * From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John L. Allen)" > * Newsgroups: comp.lang.c" > * Subject: Shrink this C code for fame and fun" > * Date: 21 May 1996 10:49:37 -0400" > */ > > This post can be found at [1]. > > > Well... no license for this code, no implicit or explicit grant of any > rights... not even an "make whatever you want with this code". I don't > think we can distribute this, and I don't think this bug is fixed yet ;) > > You mentioned you allready mailed upstream, but has anyone tried to > contact the original poster of that code? Ask him, if he put his code > to public domain when posting it to that newsgroup or if he could > license it under GPL. That would the solve the problem and everything > would be fine. Seems that Northrop Grumman's corporate mail server does not remember the guy in question: ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to gateway.grumman.com.: >>> DATA <<< 550 5.0.0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... We do not accept mail from spammers. 550 5.1.1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... User unknown <<< 503 5.0.0 Need RCPT (recipient) Now what ... wait for 20 (?) years in hope that nobody will claim a copyright for that piece of code so that we can have it in PD ? -- pub 4096R/0E4BD0AB 2003-03-18 <people.fccf.net/danchev/key pgp.mit.edu> fingerprint 1AE7 7C66 0A26 5BFF DF22 5D55 1C57 0C89 0E4B D0AB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
