On 02/03/2011 11:59 PM, Michael Wood wrote: > On 4 February 2011 08:32, James Andrewartha<jam...@daa.com.au> wrote: >> On 04/02/11 03:31, Michael Ströder wrote: >>> Michael Wood wrote: >>>> On 3 February 2011 18:16, Rich Megginson<rich.meggin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> On 02/03/2011 04:34 AM, Michael Wood wrote: >>>>>> e.g. Ubuntu Lucid Lynx with libldap2-dev version 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.3 and >>>>>> python-ldap 2.3.10-1ubuntu1. >>>> [..] >>>> But I thought it was worth a try to recompile OpenLDAP and link with >>>> OpenSSL instead of GnuTLS. >>>> >>>> After doing that, the problem went away! >>> That was my first idea when I read that you're using Ubuntu (based on >>> Debian). >>> There have been so many issues with OpenLDAP linked with GnuTLS during the >>> last years. I really wonder why the Debian folks force everybody to use >>> this. >>> IMO that's a major issue with Debian. >> Debian uses GnuTLS because OpenSSL has the non-GPL compatible >> advertising clause, and libldap is linked into many GPL applications. So > Ah, good point. > >> the solutions are fix the OpenSSL licensing or make GnuTLS not suck; I > Or switch to something else. OpenLDAP 2.4.23 supports Mozilla NSS (triple licensed GPLv2+/LGPLv2+/MPL) for crypto Fedora 14 and later use this instead of OpenSSL >> have no hope of either occurring. > I understand your lack of hope wrt. the licensing situation and I > suppose switching to another SSL/TLS library is unlikely at this > point. I do hold out some hope that issues like this in GnuTLS (or in > the software using GnuTLS?) can get fixed, though. >
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