Re: Bug#147668: base-files: please include the OpenSSL license
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Santiago Vila wrote:
> reassign 147668 debian-policy
> thanks
>
> On Tue, 21 May 2002, Tomas Pospisek wrote:
>
> > Package: base-files
> > Version: 3.0.2
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > Since so many packages are linking against OpenSSL now, please include
> > the OpenSSL license in common-licenses [1]). OpenSSL is currently
> > ranking as 24th most depended on package (dependencies basically from
> > woody):
>
> As I've said several times, I delegate this kind of decision to the
> policy group, so I'm reassigning this bug.
Ack. Thanks.
> You need two seconds and no objections.
;-)
> [ In my opinion it is not a good idea, considering that it's
> incompatible with the GPL ].
But since linking against OpenSSL is now officially blessed and packages
depending on openssl officially included in main, it'd be nice to have the
license shipped with base (again it's at rank #24 of most depended on
packages, just behind kdelibs).
Thanks,
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