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Following TrueCrypt’s bombshell advisory, developer says fork is “impossible”

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Ars Texhnica; By Dan Goodin 		Mail this story
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One of the developers of the TrueCrypt encryption program said it's unlikely that fans will receive permission to start an independent "fork" that borrows from the current source code, a refusal that further clouds the future of the highly regarded application.

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tuxchick ·
Somehow I missed that TrueCrypt came with such a funky license. This is not good. The whole story is bizarre. Maybe it's best to just let it fade away.

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