Re: faster & public domain MD5 implementation

isn't "public domain" specific enough? On 12/21/07, Martin Alterisio <malterisio777@gmail.com> wrote: > 2007/12/20, Stanislav Malyshev <stas@zend.com>: > > > > > Attached is a quick patch for PHP 5.2.5 that replaces RSA's copyrighted > > > implementation of MD5 with my public domain one: > > > > > > > > > > http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/popa3d/popa3d/md5/ > > > > Tried that one and it is about 30% faster indeed (on md5-only benchmark, > > 32-bit Linux on AMD Opteron. Anybody objects to accepting this? > > > > > Just one, but is a mere formality. I didn't see any copyright notice on the > code nor a licensing document attached. I have not much of the legal > mumbo-jumbo comprehension, so, correct me if I'm wrong, shouldn't external > code that's to be included in the php codebase meet these legal formalities > so it doesn't become a liability? > > That's all. > > Best Regards, > > Martin Alterisio > > PS: Does anyone knows if using a nickname for authorship is considered > legally valid? I believe it might be valid, think about writers that use > such pseudonyms, but I'm not sure... > -- Alexey Zakhlestin http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/