Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data
tor 2003-02-13 klockan 04.21 skrev Don Armstrong:
> [Mikael, I'm sending this query both to you and -legal, and setting
> the Mail-Followup-To: on the assumption that you're not subscribed to
> -legal as well. Please correct me if I have assumed incorrectly.]
That's correct.
> What is the currently recommended method for adding a linking
> exception (say with OpenSSL) to a program licensed under the GPL?
>
> I tried to find an example in the archives of a proper application of
> an exception, however, I was unable to find it. [References to
> applicable discussions appreciated.]
>
> Specifically, altering the GPL itself to add the exception seems to
> clearly violate the copyright statement (underlined below) of the GPL
> itself.
>
> I would gather that an addition to the copyright statement with the
> stipulation given in multisync's 2(d) would be acceptable, but I'm not
> aware of the precedence in cases like this.
What I sent to Upstream (Bo Lincoln) was the following urls:
http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.cgi#LEGAL2
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200212/msg00192.html
And then he added it in 2d. He was very understanding, so if we want the
phrase moved, I think that it's ok, but I think it's good if we could
send him a sample och a license file.
Lintian doesn't understand that it's not a plain GPL liccense, and give
some warnings.
Sincerely
Mikael
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