From 921507ac00f0433fa91589b6c62555665cb3c9ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: William Lallemand Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 10:48:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] LICENSE: add licence exception for OpenSSL According to OpenSSL FAQ, GPL programs need an exception to use OpenSSL. http://openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL2 --- LICENSE | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index a422f78fca..717e303580 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ Of course, users are strongly encouraged to continue the work under GPL as long as possible, since this license has allowed useful enhancements, contributions and fixes from talented people around the world. +Due to the incompatibility between the GPL and the OpenSSL licence, you must +apply the GPL/LGPL licence with the following exception: +This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that +compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed. + The text of the licenses lies in the "doc" directory. All the files provided in this package are covered by the GPL unless expressly stated otherwise in them. Every patch or contribution provided by external people will by default comply