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Re: OpenSSL bindings for Perl -- licensing questions



On Wed, 2012-27-06 at 12:49 -0400, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> On 06/27/2012 12:38 PM, Guy Hulbert wrote:
> > It's unenforcable if the modules in question do not incorporate any
> > OpenSSL code and are just an interface to the library.  I think this is
> > probably the case.
> 
> Eh?   How is a binding to a library not a project that is "derived from"
> that library?  I don't follow your explanation that the clause is
> unenforcable.  What makes it unenforcable? 

Because if I write the code, I own it.  So in the case of a perl module
I can call it anything I want unless there is a trademark involved (and,
i believe trademarking words is a perversion).

Please just disregard my input if you want to play lawyer.  I will stop
now.

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--gh



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