smssend - GPLv2 without SSL exception - What to ask to upstream ?

Hi debian-legal, smssend was removed from Debian due to licensing issues (#399685 and #487523). As far as I understand it, the problem is/was the following : * the code efectively links to OpenSSL (through skyutils2) * its licence is GPLv2+ _without_ OpenSSL exception * the upstream author was u

Re: smssend - GPLv2 without SSL exception - What to ask to upstream ?

Le lundi 9 février 2009 13:37:49 Simon Josefsson, vous avez écrit : > Didier Raboud writes: > > Hi debian-legal, > > > > smssend was removed from Debian due to licensing issues (#399685 and > > #487523). As far as I understand it, the problem is/was the following : &g

Re: smssend - GPLv2 without SSL exception - Rewrite the code, joung Padawan.

t tools ! Best regards, OdyX N.B. Many thanks for your enlightened piece of advice Simon ! -- Didier Raboud, proud Debian user. CH-1802 Corseaux did...@raboud.com signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3

dominik.smat...@gmail.com wrote: > Dear legal gurus, > > is it possible to publish software under GPL3, if this software is > depending on some GPL2 libraries? > > Sorry, I was trying to read GPL3, but my English is not good enough to > figure this out by myself. > > Thank you for help. > > R