Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Joshua Root
On 2021-4-17 13:42 , Jason Liu wrote: On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 9:21 PM Joshua Root > wrote: OpenSSLException conflicts with everything except the OpenSSL license. Wait, what? If OpenSSLException conflicts with everything except the OpenSSL license, doesn't that

Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Jason Liu
2/steps/gather-archives/logs/stdio > > > >> "hydrogen" is not distributable because its license "GPL-2" conflicts > with license "OpenSSLException" of dependency "qt5-qtbase" > > > > Does this make sense or is there an error i

Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Apr 16, 2021, at 21:30, Joshua Root wrote: >> And is this really true that a GPL-2 program like Hydrogen is not >> distributable if it links with a GPL-3 / LGPL-3 library like Qt5? > > Yep. That's why the FSF has always recommended licensing under version n or > later of the GPL rather than

Re: OpenSSL GPL conflict (was: Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException)

2021-04-16 Thread Joshua Root
On 2021-4-17 12:25 , Fred Wright wrote: Yes, I'm aware of that alleged explanation.  But the key point is that it relates to the *redistribution* of OpenSSL, and I contend that merely dynamically linking against a non-bundled OpenSSL library does not constitute "redistribution" of said

Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Joshua Root
On 2021-4-17 12:09 , Ryan Schmidt wrote: Ok, right. So I would need to get info on qt5-qtbase in this case and see that it is licensed LGPL-3 or GPL-3 or OpenSSLException and realize that GPL-3 conflicts with GPL-2. Is there a way that the message could be improved to mention the conflict

Re: OpenSSL GPL conflict (was: Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException)

2021-04-16 Thread Fred Wright
On Fri, 16 Apr 2021, Ryan Schmidt wrote: On Apr 16, 2021, at 20:33, Fred Wright wrote: [...] For that matter, IMO this whole business of the OpenSSL license conflicting with the GPL is a bunch of nonsense (at least in the typical MacPorts scenario). Since when does *dynamically* linking

Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Apr 16, 2021, at 20:21, Joshua Root wrote: > On 2021-4-17 11:16 , Ryan Schmidt wrote: >> https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.15_x86_64-builder/builds/55652/steps/gather-archives/logs/stdio >>> "hydrogen" is not distributable because its license "G

Re: OpenSSL GPL conflict (was: Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException)

2021-04-16 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Apr 16, 2021, at 20:33, Fred Wright wrote: > On Fri, 16 Apr 2021, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > >> https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.15_x86_64-builder/builds/55652/steps/gather-archives/logs/stdio >> >>> "hydrogen" is not distributable

Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Fred Wright
On Fri, 16 Apr 2021, Ryan Schmidt wrote: https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.15_x86_64-builder/builds/55652/steps/gather-archives/logs/stdio "hydrogen" is not distributable because its license "GPL-2" conflicts with license "OpenSSLException" of

Re: License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Joshua Root
On 2021-4-17 11:16 , Ryan Schmidt wrote: https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.15_x86_64-builder/builds/55652/steps/gather-archives/logs/stdio "hydrogen" is not distributable because its license "GPL-2" conflicts with license "OpenSSLException" of

License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

2021-04-16 Thread Ryan Schmidt
https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.15_x86_64-builder/builds/55652/steps/gather-archives/logs/stdio > "hydrogen" is not distributable because its license "GPL-2" conflicts with > license "OpenSSLException" of dependency "qt5-qtbase&qu