Matt England wrote: > So to reiterate the question that I should have probably clarified in my > original email: > > Would OpenSSL have any interest in _adding_ GPL to their license > offerings (along with the existing, ssleay-related license(s)) in a > dual/multiple-license mode?
It is impossible for OpenSSL to dual license under the GPL. The current maintainers of OpenSSL do not have the rights to alter the license to the code derived from the original SSLeay contribution. Therefore, they cannot add a new license to code derived from the original contribution. This is the end of the story. Note, there is nothing in the OpenSSL license that prevents it from being distributed in source form. You can of course dual license your source code and ship it with a license that can be used when linked to OpenSSL. For those who must use GPL, they can choose to link against GnuTLS. Jeffrey Altman
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