Anonymous wrote:
>
> "Ralf S. Engelschall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The original license of SSLeay says you cannot change the license for it. Ok,
> > but it allows modifications. And those modifications can be put under a
> > different license, of course.
>
> According to copyright law, modified versions of a work may not be
> distributed without permission of the copyright holder. If the
> copyright holder writes that modifications are permitted but the code
> cannot be put under another distribution license, you may distribute
> modifications only under the terms of the original license. Of course
> if, say, C2Net had acquired the right to distribute versions of SSLeay
> under a license of its own or EAY agreed to it being distributed under
> the OpenSSL license, that would be perfectly ok.
>
> This may seem overly sophisticated, but keep in mind that SSLeay has
> been bought out by a company well-known for its agressive IP rights
> enforcement.
The license for the modifications is _in addition_ to the original
SSLeay license. It does _not_ replace it.
Cheers,
Ben.
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