The Strange Origins of TrueCrypt (opens in new tab)

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27 pointsComteDeLaFere10y ago10 comments

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noja10y ago· 5 in thread

TrueCrypt isn't open source, it was freeware with the source available.

cyphar10y ago

It also wasn't free software, which is more important than if it was "open source".

cpach10y ago

To be fair, Open Source is a well-defined term: https://opensource.org/osd-annotated

But for the TrueCrypt dev(s) to enforce their copyright wouldn't they have to break anonymity?

What makes it not-open source? I don't get it.

noja10y ago

dang10y ago

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