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Re: vpnc or openvpn
by Robert G. Brown
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, seth vidal wrote:
> Licensing exception:
>
> in the COPYING file in openvpn:
>
> OpenVPN license:
> ----------------
>
> OpenVPN is distributed under the GPL license version 2 (see Below).
>
> Special exception for linking OpenVPN with OpenSSL:
>
> In addition, as a special exception, OpenVPN Solutions LLC gives
> permission to link the code of this program with the OpenSSL
> library (or with modified versions of OpenSSL that use the same
> license as OpenSSL), and distribute linked combinations including
> the two. You must obey the GNU General Public License in all
> respects for all of the code used other than OpenSSL. If you modify
> this file, you may extend this exception to your version of the
> file, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to
> do so, delete this exception statement from your version.
Ah. I should have read COPYING -- I just glanced that COPYRIGHT.GPL
file, silly me. What a mess! I count at least what, six or seven
licenses for different components!
So is this "difficult" to negotiate, or easy? One wonders if vpnc
developers have tried. I'm guessing that the others are the same,
exceptions as well.
rgb
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> Licensing exception:
>
> in the COPYING file in openvpn:
>
> OpenVPN license:
> ----------------
>
> OpenVPN is distributed under the GPL license version 2 (see Below).
>
> Special exception for linking OpenVPN with OpenSSL:
>
> In addition, as a special exception, OpenVPN Solutions LLC gives
> permission to link the code of this program with the OpenSSL
> library (or with modified versions of OpenSSL that use the same
> license as OpenSSL), and distribute linked combinations including
> the two. You must obey the GNU General Public License in all
> respects for all of the code used other than OpenSSL. If you modify
> this file, you may extend this exception to your version of the
> file, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to
> do so, delete this exception statement from your version.
Ah. I should have read COPYING -- I just glanced that COPYRIGHT.GPL
file, silly me. What a mess! I count at least what, six or seven
licenses for different components!
So is this "difficult" to negotiate, or easy? One wonders if vpnc
developers have tried. I'm guessing that the others are the same,
exceptions as well.
rgb
--
Robert G. Brown Phone(cell): 1-919-280-8443
Duke University Physics Dept, Box 90305
Durham, N.C. 27708-0305
Web: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb
Book of Lilith Website: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Lilith/Lilith.php
Lulu Bookstore: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=877977
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