On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:19 AM, David Kirkby <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> So it seems to me we need to "upgrade" to GPL 3, but then that would
> stop us using some code which is GPL 2 only. It seems a catch 22.
>


Which standard packages are GPL2 only? I didn't know there were any.


> This is a huge can of worms.
>
> Also, the Cygwin port needs OpenSSL installed, despite the fact the
> FSF consider that against the GPL.
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses
>
> "The license of OpenSSL is a conjunction of two licenses, one of them
> being the license of SSLeay. You must follow both. The combination
> results in a copyleft free software license that is incompatible with
> the GNU GPL. It also has an advertising clause like the original BSD
> license and the Apache license."
>
>
> Dave
>
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