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Re: openssl
- To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
- Subject: Re: openssl
- From: Lars Hansson <lars_(_at_)_unet_(_dot_)_net_(_dot_)_ph>
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:41:38 +0759
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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