On Fri, 7 Jul 2006, George Danchev wrote:
...[deleted]
> Hello,
Hello,
...
> > I sincerely think that this code is mostly mine.
> >
> > Perhaps some i, j, s or p remains from the original, and obviously
> > I'm not the creator of the rc4 algorithm.
>
> Very good. I do believe it is yours. What I wish to see in shc.c is the very
> same words and explanations, that is, that the unknown-copyright
> implementation has been re-implemented by you and the copyright notice applis
> to it also. Since that appears to be true, it should be added there and get
> the users aware of that very important detail from the legal POV.
>
> Right, we are not discussing algorithm itself (it has already been in various
> free software packages), but its implementation in shc.
>
...
> I would add 'and is licensed also under GPL' or you think it is far too much
> as clarification.
No problem.
Please, check the file:
http://www.datsi.fi.upm.es/~frosal/sources/shc-3.8.6_shc.c.gz
It contains the following message and the previous messages have
been removed. Please, check the file an tell me if it is all right.
/**
* This software contains an ad hoc version of the 'Alleged RC4' algorithm,
* which was anonymously posted on sci.crypt news by cypherpunks on Sep 1994.
*
* My implementation is a complete rewritten of the one found in
* an unknown-copyright (283 characters) version picked up from:
* 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
* And it is licensed also under GPL.
*/
...
> > There is not a single byte of cypherpunk code in shc.c file.
>
> If so, I wish the truth to live in shc.c as a comment. I hope you find that
> acceptable ?
>
> > If I have clarified it enough we can keep the actual
> > implementation as is.
Is it all right now?
...
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Saludos
Fran
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