encrypted file integration into KDE

[Neil Stevens]

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On Saturday April 27, 2002 03:10, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Saturday 27 April 2002 22:37, Martin Konold wrote:
> > On Saturday 27 April 2002 08:42 pm, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > > How on earth can a lgpl licenced library implement a patented
> > > algorithm (IDEA) which must not be used in a commercial environment
> > > without
> >
> > Well, easily if the implementation is done in a country where stupid
> > sw patents do not apply!
>
> Isn't Free Software supposed to be free on the whole world? Obviously an
> implementation of IDEA can't be used for commercial purposes in the
> below mentioned countries even if it was developed outside of these
> countries.
> Free Software should simply not implement patented algorithm even if
> this causes interoperability problems. Guess why GnuPG doesn't include
> the IDEA algorithm.

So the laws of the most restrictive country should apply to free software 
developers worldwide? Or just the laws of the countries *you* happen to 
care about?

You know, some countries ban all cryptography.  The US used to ban export 
of code with *hooks* for crypto, which would have banned KMail as-is.  I'd 
hate to see KDE network tools be rendered useless for real work because it 
abides by a few stupid laws.

- -- 
Neil Stevens - neil at qualityassistant.com
"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding
because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they
have not a single political argument left." - Margaret Thatcher
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