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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2021-12-05 15:48:25 +0100
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2021-12-05 18:56:55 +0100
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Permit LibreSSL on OpenBSD.
On OpenBSD, libressl is "normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs" according to Stuart Henderson, so according to the GNU GPL v2 clause 3, we can permit LibreSSL for OpenBSD.
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@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ fetchmail-6.4.25.rc4 (release candidate issued 2021-12-03, 31641 LoC):
# BREAKING CHANGES:
* Since distributions continue patching for LibreSSL use, which cannot be
linked legally, block out LibreSSL in configure.ac and socket.c, and
- refer to COPYING. OpenSSL and wolfSSL 5 can be used.
- SSL-related documentation was updated, do re-read
- COPYING, INSTALL, README, README.packaging, README.SSL.
+ refer to COPYING, unless on OpenBSD (which ships it in the base system).
+ OpenSSL and wolfSSL 5 can be used. SSL-related documentation was updated, do
+ re-read COPYING, INSTALL, README, README.packaging, README.SSL.
* Bump OpenSSL version requirement to 1.0.2f in order to safely remove
the obsolete OpenSSL flag SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE. This blocks out 1.0.2e and
older 1.0.2 versions. 1.0.2f was a security fix release, and 1.0.2u is