Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:09:58 +1300 From: Matthew Luckie <mjl@luckie.org.nz> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Third Party Patches that link to OpenSSL Message-ID: <3F8F2546.7040708@luckie.org.nz>
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Hello I've written an OpenSSL plugin for gaim that allows gaim to use the OpenSSL libraries that come installed with FreeBSD. Gaim is a GPL application, OpenSSL is BSD licensed, and apparently there are license issues to deal with as a result. http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL2 They've said that unless the gaim project sanctions the use of OpenSSL with their code, that I should not release the code. Apparently that would require contacting all of the prior developers to get their permission. Is this the case, or can I safely release a third party patch that gaim does not depend on to run or compile? The maintainer of gaim on FreeBSD is quite keen to use the patch. Matthew
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