Truecrypt kernel issues

[Jamon Camisso]

On 2/21/2011 6:00 PM, William Muriithi wrote:
> Hello
>
> Sometime back 2005?, I do recall truecrypt was in the kernel.  That
> was just about the same time AES got in the kernel.  Shortly after
> that, there was controversy, do not recall the details but truecrypt
> ended up being yanked out of the kernel.  I have done a bit of
> googling to refresh myself of the episode, but google does not seem to
> pick anything to do with that affair.
>
> Anyway one recall why truecrypt was removed from the kernel?  Or at
> least, anyone able to get a link about that commotion? I was
> interested to check it to see if that issue still exist in the current
> version of truecrypt

The consensus seems to be that the truecrypt license isn't a full-on 
FOSS compatible license:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/6/29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueCrypt#Licensing
http://www.truecrypt.org/legal/license

Jamon

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