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Date:      Sat, 20 May 2000 13:18:54 -0700
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, security@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: The SecureBSD stuff is now available for download 
Message-ID:  <90708.958853934@localhost>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 20 May 2000 12:41:06 PDT." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005201240360.73344-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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> Actually, we shouldn't, because the license will contaminate any derived
> work.

Hmmm.  I just read the license agreement (thanks for the prod) and I
have to agree that it looks pretty scary.  Still, most things in the
security arena are "obvious" enough that one could just as easily get
sued by someone claiming infringement whether you ever looked at their
code or not.  I don't think anyone since AT&T has tried to argue the
"contamination" angle, they just sue you for infringing their ideas
whether you were ever acquainted with those ideas before or not.

In other words, we're probably already screwed from a strictly legal
perspective, and I'm not even just talking about security.  I wonder
how many patents we're infringing without even knowing about it. :)

- Jordan


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