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Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add sqlcipher.
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Leo Famulari |
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Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add sqlcipher. |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:49:50 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.7.0 (2016-08-17) |
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 11:42:44AM +0300, Efraim Flashner wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 03:30:13PM -0400, Andy Patterson wrote:
> > + ;; tests are un-maintained in this fork
> > + #:tests? #f))
> > + (home-page "https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/")
> > + (synopsis
> > + "Library providing transparent encryption of SQLite database files")
> > + (description "SQLCipher is an SQLite extension that provides
> > transparent
> > +256-bit AES encryption of database files. Pages are encrypted before being
> > +written to disk and are decrypted when read back. It’s well suited for
> > +protecting embedded application databases and for mobile development.")
> > + (license license:bsd-3)))
> > --
> > 2.10.0
> >
>
> I'm a little confused how much of this is actually upstream sqlite and
> how much is their own code. The commit messages look like they're
> continually merging in sqlite. Also, many of the files in the src folder
> I checked are public-domain and not bsd-3 licensed.
I'm also wondering what the relationship is between this project and
SQLite. The comment about disabling tests describes SQLCipher as a fork,
but the SQLCipher home page describe it as an extension.
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