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On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:54, Scott Renfro wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 11:59:35PM +0100, Joerg Mayer wrote:
> > PS: I don't mind linking against openssl, and the only ones who could
> > *legally* object to our using openssl are the authors of ethereal.
> > In case there was someone who objects to the use, we could always
> > remove his code from ethereal.
>
> I prefer OpenSSL as well. Just wanted to highlight that some Linux
> distributions have taken exception to the combination in the past,
> threatening to drop such software from their distributions. It doesn't
> affect me one way or the other.
Typically, you work around the pedants with something like:
"As a special case, ethereal is allowed to be linked against the OpenSSL
libraries", or words to that effect, in the license.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WritingFSWithNFLibs explains the
problems this implies if you want to be squeaky clean.
There are other options though, depending on what is easiest to integrate from
both programming and licensing viewpoints:
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/download.html is reasonably
well known and probably sufficiently portable.
Or a quick Google showed:
http://munitions.vipul.net/dolphin.cgi?action=render&category=0301
Brad
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