Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I don't feel it's a questionable reading of the GPL at all. In fact, >> it's pretty clear and I'm about 99% sure the FSF has commented on this >> as well. It's true that it's unlikely anyone would actually sue Debian >> over it but that doesn't somehow change what the licenses say. >> Additionally, I think supporting GNUTLS would be a good thing for >> Postgres to do even without this issue. I'd also like to see it support >> SASL and a k5login-style user-controllable mapping. > > So, do GPL have this problem linking against OpenSSL as well? Yes, that's why GPL apps like Exim and Courier have explicit license clauses permitting it. -Doug
