[DRE-maint] Bug#591979: libeventmachine-ruby: missing libssl-dev to Build-Depends

[Daigo Moriwaki]

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Laurent,

Laurent Arnoud wrote:
> the libeventmachine-ruby support OpenSSL[1], please add libssl-dev to
> Build-Depends.

That requires a little consideration. The OpenSSL license is incompatible with
GPL. Since libeventmachine-ruby is dual-licensed with the Ruby License or GPL,
it is available under the Ruby License. However, GPLed applications using
libeventmachine-ruby will not be able to use it any longer.

In Debian, two packages depend on libeventmachine-ruby1.8. They seem to go with
the Ruby License thought.
% apt-cache rdepends libeventmachine-ruby1.8
thin1.8
stompserver


Making a separate library linking with OpenSSL will solve this issue.


Regards,
Daigo

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