Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:45:12 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.8-rc3 |
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On Wed, 4 Aug 2004, Patrick McFarland wrote: > > 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.
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