[Serusers] how to get TLS into free part of ser?

Jan Janak jan at iptel.org
Fri Feb 18 20:17:50 CET 2005


I would like to have TLS freely available too. I have been trying to
push in that direction for a while, so far without success.

  Jan.

On 18-02 11:30, Cesc Santasusana wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have to side with Juha on this. A mandatory feature should be
> released to the public. Moreover TLS IS a compelling need,  for
> everybody who cares, but with SER, we just cannot use it. Who would
> not use TLS, was TLS available? Not all organizations have the money
> or the will to spend money on a commercial license, eventhough it
> would make them a lot of good.
> 
> And don't get me wrong, I understand why iptel choose this line of
> "marketing" ... probably TLS is the most desired feature that free SER
> lacks, so a lot of revenue comes from this side.
> 
> In any case, I would like to call all those developers out there with
> some spare time who'd like to help implement TLS for free SER, myself
> volunteering as of now (hope this email does not get censored :D ).
> Drop me a line if you are interested.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -Cesc---
> 
> At 10:27 PM 2/17/2005, Juha Heinanen wrote:
> >Marian Dumitru writes:
> >
> > > Also you can go for TLS, which is as concept basically the same thing 
> > > IPSEC tunnels. The major difference is that TLS is not free as IPSEC
> > > is.
> >
> >TLS not being part of free ser is indeed a problem.  i think it is the
> >only feature mandated by rfc3261 that is not included in free ser.
> >
> >i fully understand that iptel needs to make money somehow in order to
> >keep its developers on the payroll, but i feel that a mandatory feature
> >should not be hold back.  there still is plenty of other value add that
> >iptel can produce even if tls would be in public domain.
> 
> To be candid, the suggestion to release some of money-generating features
> freely and begin working on some other money-generating feature is easier
> said than executed.
> 
> >so what can be done about it?  the easiest thing would, of course, be
> >that iptel changes its policy and makes their tls implementation as part
> >of free ser.
> 
> I do not see that as feasible, at least not at short-term. The feature 
> is commercially available to those with a compelling need for it.
> 
> 
> -jiri
> 
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