Added a libssh2 section.

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Dan Fandrich 2007-03-29 21:01:07 +00:00
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ clause). You may still build your own copies that use them all, but
distributing them as binaries would be to violate the GPL license - unless you
accompany your license with an exception[2]. This particular problem was
addressed when the Modified BSD license was created, which does not have the
annoncement clause that collides with GPL.
announcement clause that collides with GPL.
libcurl http://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ libcurl http://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html
OpenSSL http://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
(May be used for SSL/TLS support) Uses an Original BSD-style license
with an announement clause that makes it "incompatible" with GPL. You
with an announcement clause that makes it "incompatible" with GPL. You
are not allowed to ship binaries that link with OpenSSL that includes
GPL code (unless that specific GPL code includes an exception for
OpenSSL - a habit that is growing more and more common). If OpenSSL's
@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ fbopenssl
that it uses the OpenSSL license and thus shares the same issues as
described for OpenSSL above.
libidn http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
libidn http://josefsson.org/libidn/
(Used for IDNA support) Uses the GNU Lesser General Public
License. LGPL is a variation of GPL with slightly less aggressive
License [3]. LGPL is a variation of GPL with slightly less aggressive
"copyleft". This license requires more requirements to be met when
distributing binaries, see the license for details. Also note that if
you distribute a binary that includes this library, you must also
@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ OpenLDAP http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html
libcurl uses OpenLDAP as a shared library only, I have not heard of
anyone that ships OpenLDAP linked with libcurl in an app.
libssh2 http://www.libssh2.org/
(Used for scp and sftp support) libssh2 uses a Modified BSD-style
license.
[1] = GPL - GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
[2] = http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs details on