Re: [boost] Is the Md5 license compatible with Boost?

From: Henrik Sundberg (storangen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-15 15:05:18

2007/3/15, David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>:
>
> on Thu Feb 15 2007, "Henrik Sundberg" <storangen-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Found this Boost::Md5: http://www.garret.ru/~baranov/boost_md5/lib/md5/md5.html
> >
> > Is this going to be a part of Boost?
> > Is the Md5 license ok for Boost at all?
>
> AFAIK we're not accepting new libraries unless they use the Boost
> license.

I was thinking of the license of the algorithm itself, in my second
question. Can anyone implement Md5 under the Boost license?

Is there another similar algorithm in Boost, that is completely free?
Can it give 128 bits?

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