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--- Begin Message ---Aymeric, If you wish to allow libexosip2 to be shipped with SSL support you will need to provide a licence exception like the following: "This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed" Mark Can I use OpenSSL with GPL software? On many systems including the major Linux and BSD distributions, yes (the GPL does not place restrictions on using libraries that are part of the normal operating system distribution). On other systems, the situation is less clear. Some GPL software copyright holders claim that you infringe on their rights if you use OpenSSL with their software on operating systems that don't normally include OpenSSL. If you develop open source software that uses OpenSSL, you may find it useful to choose an other license than the GPL, or state explicitly that "This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed." If you are using GPL software developed by others, you may want to ask the copyright holder for permission to use their software with OpenSSL. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: Bug#688868: libexosip2: should be compiled with SSL support Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012, 19:12:18 From: Mark Purcell <[email protected]> To: Guillaume BERAUDO <[email protected]>, [email protected] tags 688868 wontfix upstream tags 688868 severity wishlist retitle 688868 Upstream license exception required to enable linking with SSL thanks On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:40:30 Guillaume BERAUDO wrote: > The exosip library is not compiled with SSL support. > The control file marks libssl-dev as a build conflict. Guillaume, It is not always permitted to link gpl code with ssl unless upstream provides a license exception: http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL2 http://lintian.debian.org/tags/possible-gpl-code-linked-with-openssl.html The GPL (including version 3) is incompatible with some terms of the OpenSSL license, and therefore Debian does not allow GPL-licensed code linked with OpenSSL libraries unless there is a license exception explicitly permitting this. Mark -----------------------------------------
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