[Bug 452453] Review Request: perl-Crypt-RIPEMD160 - Perl extension for the RIPEMD-160 Hash function

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--- Comment #6 from Jason Tibbitts <tibbs at math.uh.edu>  2008-10-22 18:26:10 EDT ---
Interesting.  Note that the rmd160.c file included in the Perl module
http://search.cpan.org/src/CHGEUER/Crypt-RIPEMD160-0.04/rmd160.c grants no
rights at all.  However, the file at
http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~cosicart/ps/AB-9601/rmd160.c is different and
has some sort of advertising clause.

The Perl module includes the following rather odd claim:

"
This copyright does not prohibit distribution of any version of Perl
containing this extension under the terms of the GNU or Artistic
licences.
"

Certainly there's a big mess of confusion surrounding all of this.  Honestly I
think this ticket should just be closed unless someone is really willing to
untangle all of it.  From what I understand, Spacewalk doesn't need any Perl
modules these days anyway, although I think someone should probably check to
make sure it isn't incorporating the questionable RIPEMD160 C code in some
other fashion.

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