On Nov 15, 2006, at 9:28 PM, Lars Rosengreen wrote: > On 11/15/06, Alexander Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Linking to the system's openssl allows us to redistribute the >> packages >> in binary form if there aren't any other cryptographic issues that >> require the packages to be under a Restrictive license. > > I think it is probably still possible to distribute both AqBanking and > Gwenhyafar even if they link against Fink's OpenSSL since the licenses > for both includes exceptions like this: > > As the copyright holder of AqBanking, Martin Preuss grants the > following > license exceptions: > > 1) Martin Preuss explicitly allows the compilation and distribution of > AqBanking with the OpenSSL Toolkit. > No developer is required to provide this exception in a derived > work. > > > see: http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html
The problem with distributing binaries of gwen and aqbanking comes from gwen's implementation of hbci crypt tokens. The openssl is fine, but additional crypto requires distribution as source. (Unless I'm misunderstanding the extent of hbci cryptography vs. openssl links used.) -- David Reiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
