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Re: openssl



On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:38:11 -0600
Theo de Raadt <deraadt_(_at_)_cvs_(_dot_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org> wrote:

> it means that OpenSSL is becoming a non-free software project, because
> the code from Sun contains licenses which invoke patent litigation;
> the licence on the new code basically builds a contract that says "if
> you use this code, you cannot sue Sun".

I gotta ask, is this even remotely legal? (I know, that's not the point but I'm
curious...)
As far as I know there are certain limitations on what can legally go in a license
and what can not.

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Lars Hansson



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