On 1 February 2010 03:26, David Roe <r...@math.harvard.edu> wrote: > Note that the OpenSSL license is in the section of that page outlining > licenses incompatible with the GPL. Here's the summary of OpenSSL on that > page: > > 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. > > We recommend using GNUTLS instead of OpenSSL in software you write. However, > there is no reason not to use OpenSSL and applications that work with > OpenSSL. > > So, sadly, this doesn't solve our problems. > David
Oops, I missed that. How stupid of me. In which case the conclusion is clear - the OpenSSL license is incompatible with the GPL. That could mean the end of a legal Solaris port, as the OpenSSL libraries do not come with Solaris 10. I could file a request for enhancement to Oracle (who bought Sun for 7 billion USD), for them to make OpenSSL part of the Solaris distribution. That would save our bacon. Given Sun are effectively sponsoring a Solaris port, providing free hardware for the purpose, they should be pretty receptive to that idea. Perhaps William could raise that with his contact at Sun. Dave -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
