On Tue, 2004-09-07 at 23:28 -1000, Warren Togami wrote: > I just noticed this in cvs-commits. Another new instance of GPL linking > with openssl. Problematic? > > Even if the vsftpd authors wont sue us for any possible GPL violation, > does this possibly open a weak link in vsftpd's supposedly "very > secure"ness? Even if ssl is disabled by default in our config? Please > be sure... I think the case is beggining to grow for inclusion of GNUtls. GNUtls has a library which is alledgedly API-compatible with openssl. I have never tested. I'm willing to help with packaging it if no one is doing it right already, which is better than not having some SSL implementation on GPL packages. Rui -- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...? Please AVOID sending me WORD, EXCEL or POWERPOINT attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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