Bug#952868: OpenSSL linking without license exception

[Michael Biebl]

Am 19.10.20 um 22:42 schrieb Michael Biebl:
> On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 13:14:49 +0100 Bastian Germann
> <bastiangermann at fishpost.de> wrote:
>> Package: wesnoth
>> Severity: serious
>>
>> This GPL2 package links with OpenSSL. The OpenSSL license is
>> incompatible with the GPL (see
>> https://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html). This can be solved by
>> asking upstream to add a license exception or by linking with wolfSSL
>> instead. You can find a patch enclosed (untested).
> 
> This patch is not strictly needed anymore, given that OpenSSL is now
> considered a system library, i.e. doesn't require a license exception in
> wesnoth.
> 
> See
> http://meetbot.debian.net/debian-ftp/2020/debian-ftp.2020-03-13-20.02.html
> 

See also https://salsa.debian.org/ftp-team/website/-/merge_requests/6

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