[Pkg-xen-devel] [Fwd: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen 4.0 in debian packages?]

[Thomas Goirand]

Thomas Goirand wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> It is my understanding that blktap2 has been removed from the built of
> xen-hypervisor-{i386|amd64} because of the OpenSSL licensing and its
> incompatibility with the GPL, but apparently it is possible to not use
> OpenSSL at all.
> 
> What is your thoughts about this? Could blktap2 support be added? Should
> it be packaged separately and be sent to non-free?
> 
> Thomas

Replying to myself, the patch from Stefano Stabellini applies to the
xen_4.0.0-1~experimental.2 without issues, so I see no reason not to
provide blktap2 now! :)

Thomas