From: | Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> |
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To: | Chris Travers <chris(at)metatrontech(dot)com> |
Cc: | Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>, Chris Travers <chris(at)travelamericas(dot)com>, Tyler MacDonald <tyler(at)yi(dot)org>, Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Douglas McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>, lmyho <lm_yho(at)yahoo(dot)com>, pgsql general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Debian package for freeradius_postgresql module |
Date: | 2006-04-09 02:03:03 |
Message-ID: | 20060409020303.GV4474@ns.snowman.net |
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* Chris Travers (chris(at)metatrontech(dot)com) wrote:
> >It says, in no
> >uncertain terms, that GPL programs must come with complete source of
> >themselves and all dependancies under terms compatible with the GPL.
> >The advertising clause in OpenSSL is not acceptable.
> >
> >
> No it doesn't. Otherwise you couldn't release a GPL'd program for
> Windows. It actually says that the derivative work as a whole must be
> released under the GPL. Whatever this means is up to the courts,
> unfortunately. The FSF has their opinion on their web site, but
> ultimately the only one who gets to interpret the license
> authoritatively is the court. Because nobody wants to fight there is no
> clear guidance.
The courts are pretty likely to strongly consider the copyright holder's
opinion of the license when deciding how to interpret it. The fact that
it hasn't been well-tested in court doesn't mean it's not something to
be concerned with. Debian may be a little more cautious about this than
some other Linux distributions but if anything in their case it's
probably sensible since they don't have the funds to fight a court
battle.
Thanks,
Stephen
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