On Wed, 7 Apr 2021 23:52:27 +0200 Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: [...] > * Francesco Poli <[email protected]> [210407 23:08]: [...] > > I had heard of that decision, even though I am now unable to recall > > where. > > The "best" reference I can find right now is: > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=924937 > http://meetbot.debian.net/debian-ftp/2020/debian-ftp.2020-03-13-20.02.html
Mmmmh, sounds familiar: that's probably where I learned about this decision. > > I believe there was an announcement, but cannot find it at this > time. Well, I (re-)read the meeting [log]. Quite laconic, I would say. I would like to read a rationale for the decision. Reading the [log], it almost looks like a decision made out of despair (as if the conclusion were "it is a system library, because we need it to be"...). [log]: <http://meetbot.debian.net/debian-ftp/2020/debian-ftp.2020-03-13-20.02.log.html> [...] > I believe the libgcc situation had a strong influence on this; I am not sure how much the libgcc case is equivalent to the libssl one. At least, libgcc looks more like a fundamental library: referring to the GPL-2 clause, libgcc might be considered as "normally distributed [...] with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs". There's still something to be understood, however. libgcc and the executable are shipped in two distinct Debian packages: does this mean that libgcc accompanies the executable? > TTBOMK some people also consider Apache + GPL not necessarily > compatible, so it would not really be a better situation either. Apache-1.1 is definitely GPL-incompatible. Apache-2.0 is considered GPL-3-compatible, but GPL-2-incompatible. Do you mean that some people consider Apache-2.0 not necessarily GPL-3-compatible? -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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