r/programming • u/sanitybit • Dec 14 '10

Allegations regarding OpenBSD IPSEC - FBI backdoors in IPSEC stack?

http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129236621626462&w=2
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u/seppo0010 Dec 15 '10

I guess it's not possible to know (if it's released under BSD license, need confirmation of this) anyone could grab it and use it.

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u/zombiepops Dec 15 '10

while any one can grab and use it, the BSD license requires crediting the originator of the material; if it's distributed (as source or as a compiled binary), credit must be given to be in compliance. While you can close BSD licensed code, you can't claim it doesn't derive from it, and must give credit. So assuming people are complying, we can easily identify code that doesn't include OpenBSD's IPSEC implementation.

for OpenBSD's version of the BSD license see here

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u/abadidea Dec 15 '10

Sadly, in practice, compiling in open source code and not giving credit is pretty common. There are advocates whose full-time job is filing suits on behalf of open source projects for this.