Hello Jochen libsnmp.so dynamically links against OpenSSL. This is no problem for NetSNMP as it has a BSD style licence but a huge problem for GPL'd software which links against libsnmp, as the OpenSSL licence is considered incompatible[1].
Those applications often have hundrets of patch contributers and cannot simply changing the licence to add the famous "GPL but allowed to link against OpenSSL" clause. Also they have currently no proper alternative SNMP library. Finally some of them even say "it's not our problem, snmp support is optional and we do not directly use SSL so *we* may distribute the source and if our customers compile the source theirselves, they may use it. So it's soley your problem, dear distributor..." IMHO the best option would be if either libsnmp would be doubled to libsnmp and libsnmp-gpl or if the NetSNMP could migrate to GNU TLS. What do you think? bye, -christian- [1] http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
