Re: Would cxxtools need an exception for libssl too?

["Joe Smith" <unknown_kev_cat@hotmail.com>]

"Kari Pahula" <kaol@debian.org> wrote in message 
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> I've an ITP, #366834, on a library called cxxtools (which already
> created a bit of controversy on -devel).  The reason I'm packaging
> cxxtools is because tntnet (ITP #361010) uses it.

> Both are licensed under GPLv2 or later.

> Tntnet links to libssl, which is GPL-incompatible.  Upstream already
> added an exception to tntnet to allow linking to libssl, but would
> cxxtools need one also?  Both have the same upstream.

> Would this scenario imply libssl+cxxtools to be a derived work?

Hmm... RMS would probably say so. Others may disagree. The safest bet is
to ask upstream for a licence exception.