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Contents 1 Merge SSLeay 2 Merge OpenSSL exception 3 FIPS 140-2 4 Links 5 dead link 6 Undue weight and coatracking 7 OpenSSL exception

[edit] Merge SSLeay

I propose we merge in SSLeay. Unless we expect to be writing a large article on it, I suggest it'd probably be better off described in a paragraph in this article in a "History of OpenSSL" section. — Matt Crypto 22:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

I guess there's noone disagreeing with you on this one. Feel free to merge, or I will some time in the future. Janizary 01:09, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge OpenSSL exception

This really should just be a section in the OpenSSL article after all. 65.95.229.9 01:06, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm all for it, they are all directly linked together anyways. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.169.188.225 (talk • contribs)

Well, SSLEAY is a part of OpenSSL, so why not merge it. --70.155.60.59 21:38, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

No, OpenSSL is derived from SSLeay - there is a significant difference, besides which I already did that merge. Janizary 23:55, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FIPS 140-2

I think it was a mistake to revoke it. And they put it back again. See: http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/07/19/1410243.shtml

[edit] Links

The links are too focused on the GPL exception. There should be more/better links on OpenSSL itself.

[edit] dead link

• wget's readme file, including the GPL with exception

This link is dead. I did not find any recent link to replace it with, therefore I am copying it here. David Andel 15:29, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Their repository now appears to be hosted here. -- Bovineone 18:57, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Undue weight and coatracking

Right now, well over 50% of the article consists of arguing about the OpenSSL license terms. This is clearly an example of undue weight under Wikipedia policy, and it also violates our guideline against coat racks. Much of the discussion is original research as well. This section needs to be drastically trimmed. *** Crotalus *** 07:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I've taken a hatchet to the article and removed the {{coatrack}} template. Hope thats OK. --Salix alba (talk) 22:45, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] OpenSSL exception

The section on OpenSSL exception (which apparently according to this discussion page was merged from a separate article) is completely unclear. It would be nice to be able to read the history for the deleted (merged) article. How can an operating system vendor (or organization) grant an exception to a license for someone else's intellectual property? That may not be the meaning of this exception, but as I said it is not clear at all what this section is talking about. Anyone have the access to the original pre-merged article text. 84.122.211.84 (talk) 21:40, 26 April 2008 (UTC)