Re: Bug#745872: ITP: profanity -- a console based XMPP client

[Dariusz Dwornikowski <dariusz.dwornikowski@cs.put.poznan.pl>]

> Dariusz Dwornikowski <dariusz.dwornikowski@cs.put.poznan.pl> writes:
> 
> >> PKG_CHECK_MODULES([openssl], [openssl], [],
> >>     [AC_MSG_ERROR([openssl is required for profanity])])
> >> 
> >> The resulting binary cannot be distributed.
> 
> > Could You elaborate on that ? Why would openssl ban the binary to be
> > distributable ?
> 
> The GPL and the OpenSSL license are incompatible.
> 

Thank You Russ,

Would it be ok if upstream adds the clause as explained in [1] ? The
upstream is very responsive and open to all suggestions, so it should
not be a problem. 


[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/05/msg00595.html

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