Lars, Thanks for raising this issue. It has come up before, but it has perhaps not received the attention it deserves.
My reading of the links you provided suggests that you are correct: we may not link GPL'd software against fink's openssl package unless the license explictly permits linking to openssl. (In many cases, there is an alternative -- link to the system's openssl -- although this is not great because it doesn't get updated as frequently.) Do we do this in stable/crypto at all? Did you happen to jot down the names of the offending packages in unstable/crypto? Thanks, Dave To: fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net From: Lars Rosengreen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Fink-devel] the gpl and openssl Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:32:09 -0800 I would like to figure out if it is ok for me to create a gpl'd package that links against fink's libssl. Looking in unstable/crypto, it looks like there are several packages that do this, yet I have read elsewhere that doing so violates the gpl because openssl's license is not compatible with the gpl. The gpl has an exemption for libraries that are distributed with the operating system, but I'm not sure if that would also cover fink's openssl package. Some enlightenment would be much appreciated :) http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL2 thanks, -Lars ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
