Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openssl
Is it possible to recompile openssl and libssl with enable-IDEA enable- mdc2 and enable-camellia because: In http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html: FYI: Patent numbers and expiry dates of US patents: MDC-2: 4,908,861 13/03/2007 IDEA: 5,214,703 25/05/2010 RC5: 5,724,428 03/03/2015 therefore: mdc-2 and IDEA patents expired. Additionally the cipher "Camellia": Royalty Free ===> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_(cipher) NTT and Mitsubishi have patents and pending patents on the Camellia algorithm, but allow use at no charge without requiring an explicit licensing agreement: http://info.isl.ntt.co.jp/crypt/eng/info/chiteki.html In Fedora 13 "Camellia" is enable in default openssl package. ** Affects: openssl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Binary package hint: openssl - Is it possible przekompilowaniapaczki openssl and libssl with enable- - IDEA enable-mdc2 and enable-camellia + Is it possible recompile openssl and libssl with enable-IDEA enable-mdc2 + and enable-camellia because: In http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html: FYI: Patent numbers and expiry dates of US patents: MDC-2: 4,908,861 13/03/2007 IDEA: 5,214,703 25/05/2010 RC5: 5,724,428 03/03/2015 therefore: mdc-2 and IDEA patents expired. Additionally the cipher "Camellia": Royalty Free ===> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_(cipher) NTT and Mitsubishi have patents and pending patents on the Camellia - algorithm, but allow use at no charge without requiring an explicit - licensing agreement: http://info.isl.ntt.co.jp/crypt/eng/info/chiteki.html + algorithm, but allow use at no charge without requiring an explicit + licensing agreement: http://info.isl.ntt.co.jp/crypt/eng/info/chiteki.html In Fedora 13 "Camellia" is enable in default openssl package. ** Description changed: Binary package hint: openssl - Is it possible recompile openssl and libssl with enable-IDEA enable-mdc2 - and enable-camellia + Is it possible to recompile openssl and libssl with enable-IDEA enable- + mdc2 and enable-camellia because: In http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html: FYI: Patent numbers and expiry dates of US patents: MDC-2: 4,908,861 13/03/2007 IDEA: 5,214,703 25/05/2010 RC5: 5,724,428 03/03/2015 therefore: mdc-2 and IDEA patents expired. Additionally the cipher "Camellia": Royalty Free ===> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_(cipher) NTT and Mitsubishi have patents and pending patents on the Camellia algorithm, but allow use at no charge without requiring an explicit licensing agreement: http://info.isl.ntt.co.jp/crypt/eng/info/chiteki.html In Fedora 13 "Camellia" is enable in default openssl package. -- Some patents have expired but still openssl package does not support them. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/597984 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
