On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 06:50:13PM +0000, Andrew M. Bishop wrote: > | * Can I use OpenSSL with GPL software? > | > | On many systems including the major Linux and BSD distributions, yes (the > | GPL does not place restrictions on using libraries that are part of the > | normal operating system distribution).
the gpl does not place any restrictions on how you use programs, only on how you distribute them. using wwwoffle with openssl is always ok, distributing wwwoffle linked against openssl is only ok, if it is distributed without openssl for use on a system that already has openssl. linking wwwoffle against openssl and distributing them together is never ok. see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs that means, seperately downloading wwwoffle linked against openssl is ok, but having it included in gnu/linux distributions in this form is not. greetings, martin. -- cooperative communication with sTeam - caudium, pike, roxen and unix offering: programming, training and administration - anywhere in the world -- pike programmer working in china community.gotpike.org unix system- iaeste.(tuwien.ac|or).at open-steam.org administrator caudium.org is.schon.org Martin Bähr http://www.iaeste.or.at/~mbaehr/
