Bug#521433: ITP: globus-openssl -- Globus Toolkit - Openssl Library and Programs

[Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>]

Steffen Moeller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de> writes:

> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Steffen Moeller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de>
>
> * Package name    : globus-openssl
> * URL             : http://www.globus.org/
> * License         : Apache-2.0
>   Programming Lang: C/C++
>   Description     : Globus Toolkit - Openssl Library and Programs
>
>  The Globus Toolkit is an open source software toolkit used for
>  building Grid systems and applications. It is being developed by the
>  Globus Alliance and many others all over the world. A growing number
>  of projects and companies are using the Globus Toolkit to unlock the
>  potential of grids for their cause.
>  .
>  The libglobus-openssl package contains:
>  Openssl Library (virtual GPT glue package)

What does this mean?  Is globus-openssl a fork of openssl, or some kind
of meta-package that depends on openssl?  I recall globus using a highly
patched openssl in the past, have this been resolved?

/Simon