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RE: utmp/wtmp changes from libc5 to libc6



Are you sure? As far as I know ssh uses GNU's gmp library. And dpkg -s
gmp tells me:
...
 Programs you build using GNU MP become covered by the GNU
 General Public Licence (GPL) because of the way GNU MP is licensed.
...

Michael
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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	joost@rulcmc.leidenuniv.nl [SMTP:joost@rulcmc.leidenuniv.nl]
>Sent:	Wednesday, July 09, 1997 3:02 PM
>To:	phil@hands.com
>Cc:	Helmut.Geyer@IWR.Uni-Heidelberg.De; debian-devel@lists.debian.org
>Subject:	Re: utmp/wtmp changes from libc5 to libc6
>
>> Hi Helmut,
>> 
>> > | - ssh does not the Right Thing when compiled with libc5.           |
>> > |   !!!  SSH DOES WRITE TO UTMP AND DOES NOT THE RIGHT THING !!!     |
>> 
>> I've had a look at the code, and it seems that I can replace the utmp
>>writing 
>> code in ssh with a call to pututline().
>> 
>> Presumably that fixes the utmp problem you mentioned.
>
>
>That may cause a licence problem:
>
>  (c) You may build derived versions of this software under the restrictions
>  stated in Section 2, Restrictions, of this license. The derived versions
>  must be clearly marked as such and must be called by a name other than SSH
>  or F-Secure SSH. SSH and F-Secure SSH are trademarks of SSH Communications
>  Security and Data Fellows. 
>
>Are we still allowed to call the binaries you made that way ssh?
>Probably best call them debian-ssh, with a symlink  
>
>  /usr/bin/ssh -> debian-ssh
>
>(or something similar for sshd).
>Would that be allowed by the licence?
>
>-- 
>joost witteveen, joostje@debian.org
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>
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