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Q: What is wrong with the license? | Q: What is wrong with the license? <br> | ||
A: Short answer, lots. With every major revision of the TrueCrypt license, it becomes less risky, but it is still non-free. We are hopeful that a discussion between TrueCrypt and the FSF will help resolve the remaining issues, but this has yet to occur. | A: Short answer, lots. With every major revision of the TrueCrypt license, it becomes less risky, but it is still non-free. We are hopeful that a discussion between TrueCrypt and the FSF will help resolve the remaining issues, but this has yet to occur. | ||
Q: Maybe a pointer to the discussion or a summary of the discussion is in order | Q: Maybe a pointer to the discussion or a summary of the discussion is in order <BR> | ||
A: An older discussion is here: http://www.mail-archive.com/distributions@lists.freedesktop.org/msg00274.html | A: An older discussion is here: http://www.mail-archive.com/distributions@lists.freedesktop.org/msg00274.html | ||
Q: What alternatives could (easily) replace truecrypt? | Q: What alternatives could (easily) replace truecrypt? <BR> | ||
A: Sorry, this is not my area of expertise. | A: Sorry, this is not my area of expertise. | ||
Q: Would it be possible to spawn a new truecrypt and have a different license? | Q: Would it be possible to spawn a new truecrypt and have a different license? <BR> | ||
A: No. | A: No. | ||
Q: For instance could someone change it to being GPL-ed? | Q: For instance could someone change it to being GPL-ed? <BR> | ||
A: Only the TrueCrypt copyright holders could choose to do that, and they have never done so (afaik). | A: Only the TrueCrypt copyright holders could choose to do that, and they have never done so (afaik). | ||
Q: Or is that one of the problems? | Q: Or is that one of the problems? <BR> | ||
A: Strictly speaking, it is not one of the problems. The fact that the license is non-free is the primary problem. | A: Strictly speaking, it is not one of the problems. The fact that the license is non-free is the primary problem. | ||
Revision as of 14:17, 14 August 2009
Truecrypt license troubles
Currently I use truecrypt to encrypt private data. Reading the section on truecrypt spawns many questions. The main two issues are:
Q: What is wrong with the license?
A: Short answer, lots. With every major revision of the TrueCrypt license, it becomes less risky, but it is still non-free. We are hopeful that a discussion between TrueCrypt and the FSF will help resolve the remaining issues, but this has yet to occur.
Q: Maybe a pointer to the discussion or a summary of the discussion is in order
A: An older discussion is here: http://www.mail-archive.com/distributions@lists.freedesktop.org/msg00274.html
Q: What alternatives could (easily) replace truecrypt?
A: Sorry, this is not my area of expertise.
Q: Would it be possible to spawn a new truecrypt and have a different license?
A: No.
Q: For instance could someone change it to being GPL-ed?
A: Only the TrueCrypt copyright holders could choose to do that, and they have never done so (afaik).
Q: Or is that one of the problems?
A: Strictly speaking, it is not one of the problems. The fact that the license is non-free is the primary problem.