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I wrote most of the documentation for the FreeS/WAN project, an Linux implementation of the [[IPsec]] security protocols. This included a 75 kilobyte glossary [[http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-2.06/doc/glossary.html]], parts of which might be re-used here, in particular various definitions in [[cryptography]].

However, that documentation was released with the software under GPL, and I was paid to write it, so I do not own the copyright and need permission to re-use it. Here is email from project Leader John Gilmore:

 from	John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
 to	Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@gmail.com>
 date	Dec 24, 2007 6:04 AM
 subject	Re: FreeS/WAN question
 
 > I'd like to use text from the FreeS/WAN documentation,
 > re-releasing it under their Creative Commons license.
 > However, since it was "work for hire", the project owns
 > the copyright, not me, so I think I need permission
 > before doing that.
 
 > Can I have that permission?
 
 Yes, you can license a copy of the FreeS/WAN documentation
 under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.  Have fun!
 
       John