Bug#747031: fixed in python-debian 0.1.22

2014-06-13 Thread Stuart Prescott
Hi John, > > I'm quite unconvinced by the argument that a GPL'd script can't import > > hashlib; I think GPLv3 is quite clear that "hashlib" is a Standard > > Interface of the Python programming language and that making use of it > > is fine; the language is less precise for GPLv2 but I still don'

Bug#747031: fixed in python-debian 0.1.22

2014-06-13 Thread John Wright
Hi Stuart, On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 10:12:21PM +1000, Stuart Prescott wrote: > Hi John, > > >* python_support: Avoid hashlib dependency, using the built-in _sha or > > _sha1 module (depending on Python version) instead. That way we > > don't link in OpenSSL, which has an incompatibl

Bug#747031: fixed in python-debian 0.1.22

2014-06-11 Thread Stuart Prescott
Hi John, >* python_support: Avoid hashlib dependency, using the built-in _sha or > _sha1 module (depending on Python version) instead. That way we > don't link in OpenSSL, which has an incompatible license. > (Closes: 747031) We should be careful that this particular change is