On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 09:53:34AM +0100, Francesco Paolo Lovergine wrote: > > > Nice, so we should check that any linked GPL library directly (obviuolsy) > > > or > > > indirectly (with N=1,2,3... levels of indirection) linked against > > > openssl adds the exception.
> > No, we should simply not be linking libmysqlclient against OpenSSL. The > > exemption was needed because there exists software that uses both > > libmysqlclient and libssl, but making libmysqlclient itself use libssl just > > because we now have the exemption will cause licensing problems for > > applications which currently do *not* depend on libssl. > That's clear, I meant simply that if program A links libB which links libC > which links libssl, than both A, libB and libC should add the exception, > isn't it? That's independently from having A using libssl functions > directly or not. That's true; I'm merely pointing out the importance of not turning libmysqlclient into libC here. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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