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>
No need to keep a COPYING (GPL v2 license) AND a file COPYRIGHT in
the root. All files have the boilerplate anyway. Add the relevant
part on top of the COPYING file and do away with COPYRIGHT.
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>
