CVS: rdesktop mppc.c,1.2,1.3

Update of /cvsroot/rdesktop/rdesktop
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv11196

Modified Files:
	mppc.c 
Log Message:
patent - LZS. MPPC decompress is OK according to Guus Dhaeze <GDHaeze at hifn dot com>

Index: mppc.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/rdesktop/rdesktop/mppc.c,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -C2 -d -r1.2 -r1.3
*** mppc.c	30 Apr 2004 06:18:08 -0000	1.2
--- mppc.c	4 May 2004 09:48:45 -0000	1.3
***************
*** 1,2 ****
--- 1,22 ----
+ /* -*- c-basic-offset: 8 -*-
+    rdesktop: A Remote Desktop Protocol client.
+    Protocol services - RDP decompression
+    Copyright (C) Matthew Chapman 1999-2004
+ 
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+ 
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+ 
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+ 
  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <string.h>
***************
*** 7,21 ****
  /* http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2118.html    */
  
! /* TODO: research the below statements      */
  
! /* there exists one or more patents         */
! /* related to compression algorithms        */
  
! /* since we are only decompressing I        */
! /* think the end-user is safe.              */
  
! /* even if that isn't true, aren't you      */
! /* already paying royalties                 */
! /* through the CAL licenses?                */
  
  /* as the rfc states the algorithm seems to */
--- 27,45 ----
  /* http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2118.html    */
  
! /* Contacts:                                */
  
! /* hifn contact mentioned in the faq is     */
! /* Robert Friend rfriend at hifn dot com    */
  
! /* if you have questions regarding MPPC     */
! /* our contact is                           */
! /* Guus Dhaeze  GDhaeze at hifn dot com     */
  
! /* Licensing:                               */
! 
! /* decompression is alright as long as we   */
! /* don't compress data                      */
! 
! /* Algorithm: */
  
  /* as the rfc states the algorithm seems to */
***************
*** 23,28 ****
  /* that is empty at init.                   */
  
! /* as of my limited knowledge these patents */
! /* has expired.                             */
  
  
--- 47,55 ----
  /* that is empty at init.                   */
  
! /* the algorithm is called LZS and is       */
! /* patented for another couple of years.    */
! 
! /* more information is available in         */
! /* http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/hifn-ipr-draft-friend-tls-lzs-compression.txt */
  
  



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