Thomas Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Simon Josefsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>>> GPL + OpenSSL exception would be enough to be sure. You may have more >>>> luck convincing copyright owners to grant an OpenSSL exception than to >>>> accept an entirely new license. >>> >>> I am told that FSF never grants exceptions so this is a hopeless path that >>> I >>> have already explored. > >> That is incorrect. The FSF has granted OpenSSL license exceptions to >> some software that links to OpenSSL. For example, GNU wget. > > That's not an example (unless you're intending to show a case where > FSF allows itself to do things that it forbids others ;-)
I don't follow, what do you mean? GNU wget is distributed under the GPL with a license exception to permit linking with OpenSSL. As far as I know, the FSF doesn't forbid anyone to use GPL with an OpenSSL exception. /Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
