On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 02:27:31 +0000
Dr Stephen Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Josh MacDonald wrote:
> >
> > To solve your Makefile problems, I think you should all realize that
> > the GNU autoconf solution, along with automake and libtool, have
> > improved dramatically in the last couple of years. With libtool,
> > your shared library problems are solved completely, with no effort,
> > and it is supported by the the Cygnus utilities on Windows. What is
> > the percieved value of perl, if I may ask?
> >
>
> Would it work using VC++ under Windows as the compiler, that is Win 3.1
> as well as Win32? Yes there is some demand to still support Win 3.1.
>
> The main problem with using Cygnus gcc is the license is incompatible
> with the OpenSSL one: specifically the underlying SSLeay license which
> we can't change even if we wanted to.
Hear, hear.
As much as the existing configuration system is a pain, please realise
that not everyone uses Unix and Perl, and that not everyone likes the
restrictions of the GPL.
IMHO, the a large part of the success of OpenSSL lies in the fact that
is *can* be used in commercial products in lieu of proprietary solutions.
Please don't compromise this.
Regards,
Craig Southeren
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