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I was thinking about securing some data on a laptop running Ubuntu with something like TrueCrypt, but I noticed that I could not apt-get it even though it is "open source".

So I searched the web for some information on what is going on and whether there are any problems with TrueCrypt and found this Wikipedia page that states that neither OSI nor the major Linux distros like it.

What exactly is the issue with the TrueCrypt license? Is TrueCrypt free (as in freedom) or not?

James P
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Johan
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I found this link in the article you posted. IMHO it contains all the information you need.

If i got it right the main problems are, that the TrueCrypt license is not protecting the developers enough (e.g. from being sued). The works they create are not protected from being included in (commercial) software without the developers/users knowing about it.

lajuette
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