Hi. I have the following license related doubt:
There is a upstream code with GPL license, that link dynamically with libsnmp (http://www.net-snmp.org/). Libsnmp can be compiled with or without openssl support. The upstream code don't use the parts of libsnmp that supports encryption and needs openssl, so, in fact, the upstream code don't required openssl. The debian package for libsnmp and libsnmp-dev depends on openssl, and there is not a "libsnmp-withoutopenssl" package... So when I try to package the upstream code I found that I have the problem to link together GPL code with OpenSSL, with the problem of the GPL/OpenSSL license incompatibility I look for a similar problem and I found that some packages have at their licenses a GPL exception related with open ssl code... I ask/comment the upstream developer about the possibility of include this "GPL exception"clause , and it answer: """I also agree to the GPL exception for OpenSSL. You can go ahead and change the license for the ubuntu-included package.""" So, he was agree with this exception, but He thinks that it is a debian/ubuntu package related stuff My doubts are: 1) Can I package the code (without modification of the original copyright code)? 2) How can I explain this situation in the debian/copyright file? 3) I understand, that the problem is related to the debian package, not the upstream code (it don't use nothing with the open ssl license).... can the exception clause be added to the debian package copyright section of the copyright file? 4) I think that a "libsnmp without openssl" can be very useful for some packages with a similar problems.... I send two messages about this to the libsnmp maintainers, but have no further news.... From the legal point of view, won't have sense to create this kind of packages (that have a lite versions with legal differences)??? I ask for this questions at debian-mentors but someone recommend to ask here.... Any suggests, tips, related doc ??? Thanks in advance -- Hasta otra!!! Eduardo Ferro Aldama Alea Soluciones -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
