[Pkg-gnupg-maint] Bug#509853: description about IDEA is misleading on how patents work
Robert Millan
rmh at aybabtu.com
Sat Dec 27 00:12:23 UTC 2008
Package: gnupg
Version: 1.4.9-3
Severity: normal
The description says that IDEA is "patented worldwide", but this is not
legaly possible given that in most jurisdictions algorithms are not patentable.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=ca_AD.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ca_AD.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages gnupg depends on:
ii gpgv 1.4.9-3 GNU privacy guard - signature veri
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-1 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii libc6 2.7-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libreadline5 5.2-3 GNU readline and history libraries
ii libusb-0.1-4 2:0.1.12-13 userspace USB programming library
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages gnupg recommends:
ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.11-1 OpenLDAP libraries
Versions of packages gnupg suggests:
pn gnupg-doc <none> (no description available)
pn libpcsclite1 <none> (no description available)
pn xloadimage | imagemagick | eo <none> (no description available)
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