Ulf Moeller schrieb:
>
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2000, Ulf Moeller wrote:
>
> > OpenSSL is part of all major free operating systems and one or two commercial
> > ones. You can use it on those systems, thanks to a special clause in the
> > GPL. If you want to use it on any other systems, you'll have to change your
> > license. Sorry.
>
> I forgot to mention that I'm speaking for myself, not for the OpenSSL team
> or anyone else.
>
> Also, if you're in doubt about what the GPL does or doesn't allow, you
> should get legal advise. The FSF clearly has its own ideological agenda.
Perhaps a remark: The OpenSSL is based on SSLeay, which is IP of
Eric Young and Tim Hudson. They have choosen a license and they
won't change it for the free part. As you can guess, this license
isn't GPL either. OpenSSL core team had choosen a soltuion that
permits the transition from SSLeay to OpenSSL while adhering to
the original license conditions.
Hopefully this explains, why it is impossible to provide a GPLed
OpenSSL.
best regards
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