Re: Debian package for freeradius_postgresql module

From: Douglas McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
To: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Tyler MacDonald <tyler(at)yi(dot)org>, lmyho <lm_yho(at)yahoo(dot)com>, Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>, pgsql general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Debian package for freeradius_postgresql module
Date: 2006-04-08 00:31:03
Message-ID: 87mzewzz5k.fsf@suzuka.mcnaught.org
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Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com> 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

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