* Christoph Berg:

> Re: Florian Weimer
>> WolfSSL is licensed under the GPL, version 2 only.  This means that
>> applications which use libpq and whose license is incompatible with
>> the GPL now violate the license of WolfSSL.  Furthermore, the original
>> GPL compatibility problem is only addressed for programs which are
>> licensed under the GPLv2.  The problem remains for programs licensed
>> under the GPLv3 (in fact, the problem is more severe because it cannot
>> be argued that WolfSSL gives implied permission to indirect linking
>> via libpq, unlike direct users of libpq).
>
> Looking into the wolfSSL source, it's actually GPL 2+.

<https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/blob/master/LICENSING> says this:

| wolfSSL (formerly known as CyaSSL) and wolfCrypt are either licensed
| for use under the GPLv2 or a standard commercial license. For our
| users who cannot use wolfSSL under GPLv2, a commercial license to
| wolfSSL and wolfCrypt is available.  Please contact wolfSSL
| Inc. directly at:
|
| Email: licens...@wolfssl.com
| Phone: +1 425 245-8247
|
| More information can be found on the wolfSSL website at www.wolfssl.com.

Sadly, upstream refused to clarify this

  <https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/issues/2171>

At this point, I have no idea what the actual intent is.

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