Hi, Inspired by Ryan's recent post about related practical matters, I have a more general question about Sun code in OpenSSL.
Before Sun Microsystems were acquired by Oracle, they made a number of contributions to OpenSSL. Those contributions apparently covered both actual code (copyrights) and the necessary patent licenses to use that code (some of this was ECC stuff, some was not, I am asking about both). Now that Oracle has acquired Sun, and is apparently dedicated to changing the policies regarding Sun's past promises to the public at large, how strong are the various licenses that Sun has granted to the world through its OpenSSL contributions? Can we (as users in general, not just the company I currently work for) still safely use the various bits and pieces that Sun contributed? -- #include <disclaimer> ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
