On Sat, 2017-03-25 at 16:10 +0000, Salz, Rich via openssl-dev wrote: > > > Please, in the final OpenSSL license text add the paragraph linked > > in the above LLVM mailing list as an exception to the Apache > > license. > > > > We should make sure using OpenSSL in GPLv2-only projects its > > possible without any trouble or concern for developers. > > The problem is that if it is distributed under the GPLv2 there is no > patent protection, and that is important to us.
I've already told you once that this is a factually incorrect statement because (L)GPLv2 contains an implicit patent licence: https://mta.openssl.org/pipermail/openssl-dev/2017-March/009208.html but you can have it from a more authoritative source if you like: https://copyleft.org/guide/comprehensive-gpl-guidech7.html Additionally, since under Apache-2.0 the explicit patent grants are captured on contribution, they can't be lost again by the act of using the LLVM exception to distribute a portion of the code under another licence. James -- openssl-dev mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-dev