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From: Dane Smith <c1pher@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Truecrypt 3.0 License
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:32:40
Message-Id: 4CB5FB29.9030909@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Truecrypt 3.0 License by Ulrich Mueller
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4 On 10/13/2010 02:47 AM, Ulrich Mueller wrote:
5 >>>>>> On Tue, 12 Oct 2010, Dane Smith wrote:
6 >
7 >> I would like to add the license for truecrypt-7.0 to Portage. Link
8 >> is here http://www.truecrypt.org/legal/license
9 >
10 > It says "TrueCrypt License Version 3.0" not 7.0?
11 >
12 >> Does this license look ok to everyone?
13 >
14 > It looks very similar to the truecrypt-2.8 license that we already
15 > have.
16 >
17 >> If yes, I'm assuming it's going to go in the same groups as the
18 >> prior truecrypt licenses that are already in Portage?
19 >
20 > I don't see any truecrypt* license in profiles/license_groups so far.
21 >
22 > But to answer the question more generally: A new version of a license
23 > should only be added to groups like FSF-APPROVED or OSI-APPROVED if it
24 > has been approved by these organisations. On the other hand, for
25 > groups like MISC-FREE, it is as you assume. There the presence of a
26 > previous version is a good indication that the new version should also
27 > be added (given that it's similar enough to the previous version).
28 >
29 > Ulrich
30 >
31
32 On a related note, given their download page,
33 http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads, do you think it's necessary to fetch
34 restrict it? They only "suggest" to point to them.
35
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37 Dane Smith
38 Gentoo Linux Developer -- Crypto and x86 Teams
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