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Subject: Re: Fwd: Skrooge requires libqca2-plugin-ossl for saving files
From: Guillaume DE BURE <guillaume.debure () gmail ! com>
Date: 2010-11-14 18:27:53
Message-ID: 201011141927.54005.guillaume.debure () gmail ! com
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Thanks Ingo :)
Le samedi 13 novembre 2010 14:39:42, Ingo Klöcker a écrit :
> On Friday 12 November 2010, Guillaume DE BURE wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Some friendly guy from Ubuntu tells me I have a licensing issue :
> > Skrooge (licensed under the GPL) being linked to QCA OSSL seems to
> > require specific notes in the licence.
> >
> > Any advice on that ?
>
> There is way too little context information so I have to guess. Also
> IANAL.
>
> Does QCA OSSL use OpenSSL?
Yes, QCA OSSL uses OpenSSL.
> If yes, then you might have to state
> explicitly for Skrooge: "This program is released under the GPL with the
> additional exemption that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is
> allowed." or the longer exemption mentioned on
> http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html
>
> I'd go with the latter since it appears to come directly from debian-
> legal.
OK, thanks for the advice, will do that :)
>
>
> Regards,
> Ingo
>
>
> > ---------- Message transmis ----------
> >
> > Sujet : Re: [User Information] Skrooge requires libqca2-plugin-ossl
> > for saving files Date : vendredi 12 novembre 2010, 17:10:28
> > De : Rohan Garg <rohangarg@ubuntu.com>
> > À : Guillaume DE BURE <guillaume.debure@gmail.com>
> > CC : contact@skrooge.org
> >
> > His
> > Please look at [1]
> > [1] http://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html
> > Regards
> > Rohan Garg
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Guillaume DE BURE <
> >
> > guillaume.debure@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Le vendredi 12 novembre 2010 14:28:42, rohangarg@kubuntu.org a écrit
> :
> > > > rohangarg sent a message using the contact form at
> > > > http://skrooge.org/contact.
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > >
> > > Hi Rohan
> > >
> > > > When you try and save a file from skrooge and libqca2-plugin-ossl
> > > > isnt installed, skrooge complains about saving the file.
> > >
> > > Yes, Skrooge needs QCA OSSL for file encryption.
> > >
> > > > Since Skrooge is a GPL
> > > > project it shouldnt depend on libqca2-plugin-ossl
> > >
> > > I'm not sure I understand this part, why is this an issue ? QCA
> > > OSSL is released under the LGPL licence...
> > >
> > > Guillaume
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Skrooge, a personal finances manager for KDE 4.x
> > > http://skrooge.org
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
>
>
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Skrooge, a personal finances manager for KDE 4.x
http://skrooge.org
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