Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:15:45 -0500 From: GH <grasshacker@over-yonder.net> To: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: convert libgmp to a port? Message-ID: <20010621171545.A34262@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <20010621214046.7A3363808@overcee.netplex.com.au>; from peter@wemm.org on Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 02:40:46PM -0700 References: <20010621155809.A34073@over-yonder.net> <20010621214046.7A3363808@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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*snip* > No. We are talking about removing a GPL infected library from the base > tree that is used by a couple of utterly performance irrelevant utilities > and making these couple of utilities (secure-rpc key generation tools) > use the OpenSSL bignum API - where OpenSSL has a BSD-style license. > > This has absolutely no effect on openssl at all. > > > Really? This hardly seems like a good idea. > > No. We can't plug libgmp into openssl anyway due to GPL infection and the > resulting license conflicts. openssl *explicitly* may not be distributed > under GPL. And building libgmp into openssl would require exactly that. *snip* Oh, I see. Nevermind then, sounds good. (Somehow I missed the libgmp<->GPL relationship.) gh (Apologies to the CC's who didn't need this aside.) > Cheers, > -Peter > -- > Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au > "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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