Re: [HACKERS] to_char(), md5() (long)

On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Oliver Elphick wrote:

> Zakkr wrote:
>  
>   > 2) I have comlete imlementation of MD5 routine for PqSQL 
>   >    (ftp://ftp2.zf.jcu.cz/users/zakkr/pg/md5.tar.gz). As base for source cod
>       >e
>   >    is used code from Debian md5sum. In Debian is this code distributed 
>   >    _without_ some restriction under GPL. Is any problem add this code 
>   >    (if we want) to PgSQL contrib? 
>  
> Just to clarify this, this text is from the copyright statement of the
> Debain dpkg package, which contains /usr/bin/md5sum:
> 
>   /usr/bin/md5sum is compiled from md5.[ch] (written by Colin Plumb in
>   1993 and modified by Ian Jackson in 1995) and md5sum.c (written by
>   Branko Lankester in 1993 and modified by Colin Plumb in 1993 and Ian
>   Jackson in 1995).  The sources and the binary are all in the public
>   domain.
Yes, if I good understand it is not problem (md5sum not has RSA or non-US
restriction (instead of other cryp. sofrware) ..or not? 
                        Zakkr