Comment 13 for bug 12605

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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:52:43 -0800
From: "Gregory P. Smith" <email address hidden>
To: Matthias Klose <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>, <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] license issues with profiler.py and md5.h/md5c.c

> The md5.h/md5c.c files allow "copy and use", but no modification of
> the files. There are some alternative implementations, i.e. in glibc,
> openssl, so a replacement should be sage. Any other requirements when
> considering a replacement?
>
> Matthias

I believe the "plan" for md5 and sha1 and such is to use the much
faster openssl versions "in the future" (based on a long thread
debating future interfaces to such things on python-dev last summer).
That'll sidestep any tedious license issue and give a better
implementation at the same time. i don't believe anyone has taken the
time to make such a patch yet.

-g