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From: nick@nswitgould.cs.uts.oz (Nick Andrew)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: UNIX-like crypt function
Message-ID: <14213@nswitgould.cs.uts.oz>
Date: 26 Aug 89 15:25:42 GMT
References: <1093@gara.une.oz>
Organization: Comp Sci, NSWIT, Australia
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in article <1093@gara.une.oz>, wtoomey@gara.une.oz (Warren Toomey) says:
> 
> They've had it for years! I've got the source code in C form, written by
> Andrew S. Tanenbaum, & taken from his book `Computer Networks'. It's
> Unix crypt() compatible.
>                          It's used in his Minix Operating System, a
> V7 Unix-clone for PCs. Would anybody get upset if I post it?

	I think the DES-compatible crypt was removed with 1.3, or
thereabouts. Nobody has as yet been able to tell me why.

> Is it legal? Is Andy's source copyright? Who has the answers?

	John Gilmore.

Regards, Nick.
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