From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Cl=C3=A9ment?= Lassieur Subject: bug#38171: guix lynx can not connect, ArchLinux lynx can, why? Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:23:15 +0100 Message-ID: <87k185q7ho.fsf@lassieur.org> References: <20191111210833.GA128109@PhantoNv4ArchGx.localdomain> <87imnqyn56.fsf@lassieur.org> <20191112174723.GB25397@jasmine.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:39998) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iUapf-0000BI-Oh for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:24:04 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iUape-0003CN-H5 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:24:03 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:49547) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iUape-0003CI-Dj for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:24:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iUape-0006ka-6O for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:24:02 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-reply-to: <20191112174723.GB25397@jasmine.lan> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: Leo Famulari Cc: 38171@debbugs.gnu.org Leo Famulari writes: > Can you double-check that the licenses of Lynx and OpenSSL are > compatible for redistribution? https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/README.ssl says: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- OpenSSL's distribution and use may be restricted by licenses and laws. For information on obtaining OpenSSL, as well as information on its distribution, see http://www.openssl.org/ --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- and https://www.openssl.org/docs/faq.html says: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Can I use OpenSSL with GPL software? On many systems including the major Linux and BSD distributions, yes (the GPL does not place restrictions on using libraries that are part of the normal operating system distribution). On other systems, the situation is less clear. Some GPL software copyright holders claim that you infringe on their rights if you use OpenSSL with their software on operating systems that don't normally include OpenSSL. If you develop open source software that uses OpenSSL, you may find it useful to choose an other license than the GPL, or state explicitly that "This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed." If you are using GPL software developed by others, you may want to ask the copyright holder for permission to use their software with OpenSSL. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- If Guix is one of the major Linux distributions (as I think it is), Lynx and OpenSSL are compatible as per OpenSSL's site (first paragraph). In any case, Lynx's README.ssl makes it clear that they have nothing against OpenSSL use. (It even says GnuTLS support is experimental.)