Tuff,
The software
does have to be open source. Unless you're going to pay them out of your non existent poker winnings, the only way this thing will ever get built, improved and maintained is with community collaboration.
Great find on the secure shuffling algorithm. However, there was a list of patents that this code may violate:
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Here we list known patents which are related to used techniques or provided
functionalities of this software. We stress that in some countries the usage
of LibTMCG may violate the claims of these patents and thus is prohibited
by law. However, I am not a lawyer ...
* EP0384475 (1990-08-29, SCHNORR CLAUS PETER)
Method for subscriber identification and for the generation and verification
of electronic signatures in a data exchange system
* US4995082 (1991-02-19, SCHNORR CLAUS P)
Method for subscriber identification and for the generation and verification
of electronic signatures in a data exchange system
* JP3001629 (1991-01-08, KURAUSU PEETAA SHIYUNORU)
METHOD FOR GENERATING AND CONFIRMING MUTUAL IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
OF SUBSCRIBER IN DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM
* US6077161 (2000-06-20, WISLER JAMES M)
Multiplayer card games having card plays to foundations
* WO0173694 (2001-10-04, NEFF C ANDREW, VOTEHERE INC)
VERIFIABLE, SECRET SHUFFLES OF ENCRYPTED DATA, SUCH AS ELGAMAL ENCRYPTED
DATA FOR SECURE MULTI-AUTHORITY ELECTIONS
* US2002007457 (2002-01-17, NEFF C ANDREW)
Verifiable, secret shuffles of encrypted data, such as elgamal encrypted
data for secure multi-authority elections
* WO02056230 (2002-07-18, NEFF C ANDREW et al., VOTEHERE INC)
ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
* US2002078358 (2002-06-20, NEFF C ANDREW et al.)
Electronic voting system
* US2002103029 (2002-08-01, FINLAYSON SCOTT; MULCAHY STEPHEN; LOW MICHAEL)
Multiplayer gaming
* EP1259024 (2002-11-20, FURUKAWA JUN, NIPPON ELECTRIC CO)
Certified shuffle-decrypting system, certified shuffle-decrypting method
and certified shuffle-decryption verifying method
* JP2002344445 (2002-11-29, FURUKAWA JUN, NIPPON ELECTRIC CO)
SHUFFLE-DECODING SYSTEM WITH CERTIFICATION AND METHOD THEREFOR, AND
SHUFFLE DECODING VERIFICATION METHOD
* US2002181702 (2002-12-05, FURUKAWA JUN, NIPPON ELECTRIC CO)
Certified shuffle-decrypting system, certified shuffle-decrypting method
and certified shuffle-decryption verifying method
* BE1014397 (2003-10-07, LAUREYSSENS DIRK)
Online card game, played using physical or virtual cards via e.g.
computer, hand held device or television
* US2005028009 (2005-02-03, NEFF C ANDREW, VOTEHERE INC)
Verifiable secret shuffles and their application to electronic voting
* WO2005093671 (2005-10-06, SALOMONSEN GORM, GROTH JENS, CRYPTOMATHIC AS)
ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS
? Electronic Card Games in general:
http://v3.espacenet.com/results?sf=a&...p;=&=&=
? Secret Electronic Voting in general:
http://v3.espacenet.com/results?sf=a&...p;=&=&=
Finally, I want to say I am disappointed but I have not lost either hope.
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