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SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.8-rc3


On Wed, 4 Aug 2004, Patrick McFarland wrote:
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> So will 2.6.8-rc4 be released with no optimized aes, or with a saner
> optimized aes?

We'll see just how quickly somebody steps up to the plate. I spent some
time taking the original Gladman source into gas format, and have a really
ugly (untested) direct conversion if somebody wants to work on it.

Side note: Jari Ruusu has himself been distributing the code he now
objects to as part of his own linux kernel loop-aes patches. From the
loop-aes README:

Copyright 2001,2002,2003,2004 by Jari Ruusu.
Redistribution of this file is permitted under the GNU Public License.

But the original x86 assembler code that is part of that loop-aes patch
was copyright Dr Brian Gladman, and was NOT originally under the GPL, so
it was Jari Ruusu who originally did something very suspect from a
copyright angle. Now he claims he never wanted to GPL it, but the fact is,
he's been distributing kernel patches with the code for a long time, and
claiming it is GPL'd.

So then David and James wanted to include it into the kernel as part of
the standard encryption layer, and I said no, since I felt the copyright
wasn't clear. So James asked Dr Gladman for permission to dual-license
under the GPL, and got it. So I was happy.

Now Jari Ruusu comes along and starts complaining about things.

Jari: mitä helvetin järkeä tuossa on? Selitä.

Linus
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