Subject: Re: bug#34717: GPL and Openssl incompatibilities in u-boot and possibly others

From: "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:50:44 +0200

Leo Famulari <[email-masked]> writes:

> On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 02:17:33PM -0700, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
>> * Disable substitutes for relevent packages. Technically correct as
>>   license incompatibility is only triggered on transmission of binary,
>>   though maybe missing something about the spirit of the GPL.
>
> Maybe, but did anyone with standing ever take action regarding these
> licensing incompatibilities?
>
> Perhaps, looking at these issues too closely is also missing something
> about the spirit of the GPL.

It just needs one person. Also see this weeks newsletter from Cory
Doctorov on the lawsuit against Vizio. It might soon only take one user.

Best get licensing problems fixed sooner than later. GPLv2-only is a
problem quickly getting closer.

Best wishes,
Arne
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