Re: Bacula and OpenSSL (original) (raw)

Simon Josefsson simon@josefsson.org wrote:

That is incorrect. The FSF has granted OpenSSL license exceptions to some software that links to OpenSSL. For example, GNU wget.

That's not an example (unless you're intending to show a case where FSF allows itself to do things that it forbids others ;-)

I don't follow, what do you mean? GNU wget is distributed under the GPL with a license exception to permit linking with OpenSSL.

It's a GNU project, as noted.

As far as I know, the FSF doesn't forbid anyone to use GPL with an OpenSSL exception.

That's entirely possible, but you haven't provided an example which isn't contaminated by self-interest on the part of FSF. If you can provide such an example, there's something to discuss.

-- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net

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