On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 01:46:18PM +0200, Fredrik Steen wrote: > One of the packages I maintain is monit[0], they now have a long awaited > feature using SSL. I have read that GPL and OpenSSL is not compatible and have > been mailing with the developers of monit. They asked if was okay for "Debian" > to add add this to the license: > """ > This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that > compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed. > """ > Would this be sufficient for Debian? The above doesn't actually add anything to the rights already granted by the GPL. The specific permission that's missing is *redistribution* of binaries linked against OpenSSL, so that's what their exemption needs to say. Regards, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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