Bug#446036: exim4: please compile against openssl instead of gnutls

[Stephen Gran]

This one time, at band camp, Marc Haber said:
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 04:58:46PM +0100, Stephen Gran wrote:
> > This one time, at band camp, Marc Haber said:
> > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 01:12:51AM +0100, Stephen Gran wrote:
> > > > It's not as if there's a licensing issue - there is an explicit
> > > > excemption for openssl.
> > > 
> > > So you want to have the mysql binding removed from
> > > exim4-daemon-heavy?  Or exim4-daemon-heavy against gnutls and
> > > -light against openssl?
> > 
> > Why would that be an issue?  mysql isn't linking to openssl, exim
> > is.
> 
> I'd say that the "links" attribute is transitive, so that we'd have
> linkage of openssl via exim to mysql.

Just like you do now with libpq?  I've already explained why I don't
think this is an issue in a seperate email.

> > > > That being said, I am not interested in BTS ping pong and won't
> > > > argue if you decide to downgrade the bug.
> > > 
> > > I will probably refer this to the tech ctte.
> > 
> > *shrug*.  Sure, whatever you like.  ftp-master is the more obvious
> > people to ask, but whichever seems reasonable to you.
> 
> I think that a question to the tech ctte has more chance of receiving
> an answer.

Since I said ftp-master was probably more helpful, I've put my money
where my mouth is.  I've already spoken with Ganneff, and he said my
proposal would be acceptable to him, in his role in NEW processing, at
least.

My main point about the tech-ctte was that it is mainly for unresolved
disputes - it's a bit early to go running to them before we've even had
a good argument :)

TTYL,
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