On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 02:44:03PM -0500, Jeff Licquia wrote: > The short synopsis: CUPS is GPL and can link against OpenSSL. Easy > Software Products has provided me with a license clause to handle that > situation. What do you think? > > OPENSSL TOOLKIT LICENSE EXCEPTION > > In addition, as the copyright holder of CUPS, Easy Software Products > grants the following special exception: > > Easy Software Products explicitly allows the compilation and > distribution of the CUPS software with the OpenSSL Toolkit. > The requirement for disclosure of the use of OpenSSL in > CUPS-derived software is not deemed by Easy Software > Products to constitute a violation of the distribution > terms of the GNU GPL, since the GNU GPL specifically > requires acknowledgement of the original copyright holder > in derived works.
I'd think it would be better to drop the last six lines; legally, all it can do is complicate any dispute. However, in any situation not involving lawyers filing brief and counter brief with a judge, it's the same thing. I don't see any problem with it. -- David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It's not a habit; it's cool; I feel alive. If you don't have it you're on the other side." - K's Choice (probably referring to the Internet) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
