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[minion-cvs] Update date, clarify openssl amendment
Update of /home/minion/cvsroot/src/minion
In directory moria.mit.edu:/tmp/cvs-serv26975
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LICENSE
Log Message:
Update date, clarify openssl amendment
Index: LICENSE
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RCS file: /home/minion/cvsroot/src/minion/LICENSE,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -d -r1.5 -r1.6
--- LICENSE 9 Oct 2003 03:56:30 -0000 1.5
+++ LICENSE 27 Jan 2004 03:39:56 -0000 1.6
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-Mixminion is copyright Nick Mathewson, 2002-2003. Currently, it is licensed under
-the Lesser GNU General Public License. This is not yet a final decision;
-under future versions, it is very possible that I'll relicense the server
-components under the GPL. It is remotely possible, but quite unlikely, that
-I'll relicense the client components under an X11-style license.
+Mixminion is copyright Nick Mathewson, 2002-2004.
+
+Currently, it is licensed under the Lesser GNU General Public License. This
+is not yet a final decision; under future versions, it is very possible that
+I'll relicense the server components under the GPL. It is remotely possible,
+but quite unlikely, that I'll relicense the client components under an
+X11-style license.
Note: Because of the advertising clause of its license, OpenSSL is not
-compatible with the GPL. Thus, we license Mixminion under an amended LGPL:
-we explicitly authorize you to treat OpenSSL as a "System Library" for the
+compatible with the GPL. Thus, we license Mixminion under an amended LGPL: we
+explicitly authorize you to treat OpenSSL as a "System Library" for the
purposes of GPL/LGPL compliance. You may also use Mixminion under an
-unamended LGPL; however, if you do so, you may not be able to link it with
-OpenSSL.
+unamended LGPL; however, if you do so, and later exercise your rights under
+section 3 (to license Mixminion under the GPL), you may not be able to link it
+with OpenSSL.
Future versions of Mixminion may be able to run with NSS or GnuTLS instead of
OpenSSL, thus making this amendment unnecessary. Patches are welcome.