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TrueCrypt must not die

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Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#11

Post by Lagged2Death »

callahad wrote: post #4

I don't believe the TrueCrypt license allows this kind of redistribution, does it? Then again, with anonymous developers and unknown jurisdiction, it may be moot.

It says derived programs shouldn't be called "TrueCrypt" and shouldn't be ascribed to the original publishers, which honestly seem like pretty mild requirements.

https://github.com/warewolf/truecrypt/blob/33c0b8457051796fa...

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#12

Post by isxek »

buddylw wrote: post #10

Also, it appears someone finally got a hold of a Truecrypt dev. The project was just shut down from lack of interest. No drama about auditing or, crazy NSA conspiracies after all: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472203503478509568 Edit: That tweet was deleted for some reason, but the rest of the thread is still there: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472192457145597952

Yeah, this comment appears to be spot on as well:

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/true-goodbye-using-truecr...

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#13

Post by mschuster91 »

buddylw wrote: post #10

Also, it appears someone finally got a hold of a Truecrypt dev. The project was just shut down from lack of interest. No drama about auditing or, crazy NSA conspiracies after all: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472203503478509568 Edit: That tweet was deleted for some reason, but the rest of the thread is still there: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472192457145597952

For me this tweet is 404, what is its content?

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#14

Post by xcrunner529 »

mschuster91 wrote: post #13
buddylw wrote: post #10

Also, it appears someone finally got a hold of a Truecrypt dev. The project was just shut down from lack of interest. No drama about auditing or, crazy NSA conspiracies after all: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472203503478509568 Edit: That tweet was deleted for some reason, but the rest of the thread is still there: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472192457145597952

For me this tweet is 404, what is its content?

Sorry, I didn't really want people trying to further bug the supposed dev. Steve Gibson has a good enough roundup. I wish he didn't use my info though :)

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#15

Post by xcrunner529 »

Lagged2Death wrote: post #11
callahad wrote: post #4

I don't believe the TrueCrypt license allows this kind of redistribution, does it? Then again, with anonymous developers and unknown jurisdiction, it may be moot.

It says derived programs shouldn't be called "TrueCrypt" and shouldn't be ascribed to the original publishers, which honestly seem like pretty mild requirements. https://github.com/warewolf/truecrypt/blob/33c0b8457051796fa...

The big issue was the clause that didn't protect those who forked from copyright infringement or being sued and the devs said that was intentional. Although, i doubt they'd really want to come out and make themselves public to pursue that.

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#16

Post by Istof »

if the developers of Truecrypt are anonymous and the license doesn't allow something like this, would this allow us to find out who the developers are if they sue?

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#17

Post by aliakbarkhan »

nhayden wrote: post #7

This looks like a bootstrap site that was thrown together in an hour by two guys with twitter accounts and $10 for a domain name. I really doubt they're going to be doing any dev work.

Why does the amount of effort on the site matter? I don't understand how that tells you anything about the project or its likely outcome.

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#18

Post by tptacek »

buddylw wrote: post #10

Also, it appears someone finally got a hold of a Truecrypt dev. The project was just shut down from lack of interest. No drama about auditing or, crazy NSA conspiracies after all: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472203503478509568 Edit: That tweet was deleted for some reason, but the rest of the thread is still there: https://twitter.com/stevebarnhart/status/472192457145597952

I'm shocked, shocked: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7812476

Re: TrueCrypt must not die

#20

Post by missblit »

Istof wrote: post #16

if the developers of Truecrypt are anonymous and the license doesn't allow something like this, would this allow us to find out who the developers are if they sue?

To what end? Just because one can steal someones code or force them to reveal their identity doesn't mean it's a good or nice idea.

Apologies if I missed anything, I don't follow this truecrypt stuff too closely.

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