On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 02:24:44PM -0400, Jiann-Ming Su wrote: > But, OpenSSL's FAQ seems to address this: > > http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL2 yes, but debian has taken a slightly more conservative view, because openssl is not considered part of the "Operating System" but just another piece of software, thus the need for something more, mentioned in paragraph three of that mini-FAQ: If you develop open source software that uses OpenSSL, you may find it useful to choose an other license than the GPL, or state explicitly that "This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed." If you are using GPL software developed by others, you may want to ask the copyright holder for permission to use their software with OpenSSL. sean --
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