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Re: Bug#167747: proftpd-mysql: links against OpenSSL and GPL licensed libmysqlclient10



Andreas Metzler <ametzler@logic.univie.ac.at> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 01:05:21PM +0100, Miros/law Baran wrote:
>> 4.11.2002 pisze Andreas Metzler (ametzler@logic.univie.ac.at):
>>> GPL is incompatible with OpenSSL's license, because the "advertising
>>> clause in OpenSSL's license would add an additional restriction on
>>> the GPL licensed software. proftpd-mysql links against both OpenSSL
>>> and libmysqlclient10, the latter is GPL.
 
>> The latter is *L*GPL, so there is no problem with linking with it.

Hello,
Sorry for talking so much to myself ;-)

Actually it is not that simple, libmysql/* is LGPL but mysqld_error.h
which is included by net.c is GPL.
         cu andreas



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