[Cryptography] GCC bug 30475 (was Re: bounded pointers in C)

[Izaac]

On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 04:19:03PM -0400, Arnold Reinhold wrote:
> In my opinion, the GNU Project and the developers of GCC would be well
> advised to get legal advice on their responsibilities and liabilities
> in this matter. 

Err, no, sadly:

http://www.openssl.org/source/license.html

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Leave the lawyering to the wretched slime who passed the bar.

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