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GPL Compliance #7

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EionRobb opened this issue May 20, 2017 · 4 comments
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GPL Compliance #7

EionRobb opened this issue May 20, 2017 · 4 comments
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@EionRobb
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You are currently linking against libraries that link against GPL-incompatible code (namely, OpenSSL). Unfortunately this is against the terms of the GPL licence that Pidgin and libpurple is licensed under, as Pidgin/libpurple does not have a license exception for OpenSSL.

You will need to change the libraries you are using in order to comply with the GPL, or else cease distributing compiled copies of this plugin.

@sbwtw
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sbwtw commented May 23, 2017

ok, I will start to solve this problem.

@sbwtw sbwtw self-assigned this May 23, 2017
@leggewie
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Easiest way to solve this "bug" is to do as @EionRobb said and just stop distributing binaries. You can still distribute the code and have users compile their own binaries.

@EionRobb
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@leggewie not sure who you're quoting but no-one said "bug":)

This is a legal issue that needs to be resolved though

@leggewie
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"or else cease distributing compiled copies of this plugin"

problem/bug solved

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