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Re: Updating the fis-gtm package to V6.2-000



I'll take a look at this Thorsten, and respond by the end of the week.

Regards
-- Bhaskar

On 09/30/2014 04:43 AM, Thorsten Alteholz wrote:
> Hi Bhaskar,
>
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2014, Bhaskar, K.S wrote:
>
>> GT.M does not require OpenSSL, does not statically link to it, and does
>> not in a strict sense, depend on OpenSSL.  But there is a looser
>> relationship / dependency.
>
> hmm, while looking at the Debian package, I found the following comment:
> "The upstream V6.2-000 CMakeLists.txt file built only one of three
>  possible encryption plugin libraries. This meant that the debian fis-gtm
>  package was missing a core piece of the distributed binaries. Upstream
> will
>  apply this change to the next release after internal review."
>
> Further the Debian package contains:
>   libgtmcrypt_openssl_BLOWFISHCFB.so
>   libgtmcrypt_gcrypt_AES256CFB.so
>   libgtmcrypt_openssl_AES256CFB.so
>
> So at least the version in the Debian package is actually linked with
> OpenSSL.
>
> As the OpenSSL license contains (advertising) restrictions[1] that are
> not allowed by the AGPL, the AGPL must be extended by an exception clause.
>
>   Thorsten
>
> [1]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSL%23Licensing&k=%2FbkpAUdJWZuiTILCq%2FFnQg%3D%3D%0A&r=G5N3MCzgmIzHOZjVHAPkWPrIpVi%2BYUaznSzJrMCLquI%3D%0A&m=3KyT1ayTnNzWVGGXsiwKtyOsgNa%2FrEJIeNwnErx%2Fb60%3D%0A&s=3aeda9621ba072bc7721b930329d7738cd29ce1249255183cce96cde2d1b2d6f
>
>
>

-- 
GT.M - Rock solid. Lightning fast. Secure. No compromises.

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