Re: lynx-dev Re: [CHRPM] lynx-2.8.5-0.11mdk.dev.8

[Thomas Dickey]

On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 11:25:40PM +0100, Clemens Fischer wrote:
> David Woolley <address@hidden>:
> 
> > I have a horrible feeling that is is not even possible to establish
> > who has copyrights on what in Lynx.
> 
> in oort-gnus, the development version of an emacs news/mail-reader,
> everybody contributing, if only patches, has to "sign the papers".
> this would be the first step into getting lynx into "FSF custody".
> this means that everybody who has code in lynx must give the copyright
> to the FSF, but may not be too bad.
> 
> >> Since the openssl license is not technically compatible with GPL,
> >
> > That's a serious problem for Lynx.
> 
> for this reason links (aka "the other browser") offers ifdefs for
> gnutsl.  is this an option for lynx?

if someone wants to write the code, sure.

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