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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: KSSL based S/MIME plugin available
From:       Bernhard Reiter <bernhard () intevation ! de>
Date:       2003-05-16 14:57:34
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On Thursday 15 May 2003 16:35, Stefan Rompf wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 15. Mai 2003 14:34 schrieb Bernhard Reiter:
> > Just reading the README it is openssl based
>
> yes
>
> > and links to it.
>
> and no. The SSL implementation of KDE loads the openssl libraries on demand
> - this already happens whenever you access f.e. https URLs. I've just added
> S/MIME support the KSSL and use it.
>
> So the plugin does not introduce new licensing problems.

AFAIK dynamic linking would be considered a derived work in this situation,
even when done on demand.
Thus is would still be a bit problematic. Compare:

http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins
	If the program dynamically links plug-ins, 
	and they make function calls to each other 
	and share data structures, we believe they form a single program, 
	so plug-ins must be treated as extensions to the main program. 
	This means they must be released under the GPL 
	or a GPL-compatible free software license,
	 and that the terms of the GPL must be followed 
	when those plug-ins are distributed.

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