Add the OpenSSL exception
The GNU GPL and the OpenSSL license are incompatible. Some distributions take a hardline stance and do not consider OpenSSL to be a systems library (which would permit the usage/distribution of OpenSSL) when distributing apps such as OfflineImap from the same repository. In order to solve these distributions dilemma, we add the OpenSSL exception to our GNU GPL v2+ license. This allows for unambiguous use/distribution of our GNU GPL'ed application with a python linking to openssl. Consent of all contributors has been requested via email by Sebastian@SSpaeth.de. With very few exceptions of minor contributions (which might or might not by copyright-worthy) all past contributors have consented to adding the OpenSSL exception. None of the replying authors has disagreed with adding the exception. The corresponding issues at question: https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap/issues/104 Debian bug #747033 We are still missing consent from: 1 Asheesh Laroia 2 Bart Kerkvliet 4 Daniel Burrows 5 David Favro 1 David Logie 1 Eric Dorland 1 Ethan Schoonover 49 Eygene Ryabinkin 1 Loui Chang 1 Luca Capello 1 Michael Witten 2 Mike Dawson 1 Peter Colberg 1 Scott Henson 1 Tom Lawton 1 W. Trevor King 2 X-Ryl669 1 buergi 2 dtk 5 mj Signed-off-by: Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>
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consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
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library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General
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Public License instead of this License.
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In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give
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permission to link the code of portions of this program with the OpenSSL
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library under certain conditions as described in each individual source
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file, and distribute linked combinations including the two.
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You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of
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the code used other than OpenSSL. If you modify file(s) with this
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exception, you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
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but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete
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this exception statement from your version. If you delete this exception
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statement from all source files in the program, then also delete it
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here.
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