| Message ID | 20220216135716.6541-1-maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [Openvpn-devel] Add warning about mbed TLS licensing problem | expand |
+Support for mbed TLS is likely to be removed in OpenVPN 2.17. 2.7 ? ср, 16 февр. 2022 г. в 19:13, Max Fillinger < maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com>: > Signed-off-by: Max Fillinger <maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com> > --- > README.mbedtls | 17 +++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/README.mbedtls b/README.mbedtls > index 4875822d..b5604bb8 100644 > --- a/README.mbedtls > +++ b/README.mbedtls > @@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ This version depends on mbed TLS 2.0 (and requires at > least 2.0.0). > > ************************************************************************* > > +Warning: > + > +As of version 2.17, mbed TLS can be licensed *only* under the Apache v2.0 > +license. That license is incompatible with OpenVPN's GPLv2. > + > +If you wish to distribute OpenVPN linked with mbed TLS, there are two > options: > + > + * Ensure that your case falls under the system library exception in > GPLv2, or > + > + * Use an earlier version of mbed TLS. Version 2.16.12 is the last release > + that may be licensed under GPLv2. Unfortunately, this version is > + unsupported and won't receive any more updates. > + > +Support for mbed TLS is likely to be removed in OpenVPN 2.17. > + > +************************************************************************* > + > Due to limitations in the mbed TLS library, the following features are > missing > in the mbed TLS version of OpenVPN: > > -- > 2.20.1 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openvpn-devel mailing list > Openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel > <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">+Support for mbed TLS is likely to be removed in OpenVPN 2.17.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">2.7 ?</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">ср, 16 февр. 2022 г. в 19:13, Max Fillinger <<a href="mailto:maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com">maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Signed-off-by: Max Fillinger <<a href="mailto:maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com" target="_blank">maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com</a>><br> ---<br> README.mbedtls | 17 +++++++++++++++++<br> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)<br> <br> diff --git a/README.mbedtls b/README.mbedtls<br> index 4875822d..b5604bb8 100644<br> --- a/README.mbedtls<br> +++ b/README.mbedtls<br> @@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ This version depends on mbed TLS 2.0 (and requires at least 2.0.0).<br> <br> *************************************************************************<br> <br> +Warning:<br> +<br> +As of version 2.17, mbed TLS can be licensed *only* under the Apache v2.0<br> +license. That license is incompatible with OpenVPN's GPLv2.<br> +<br> +If you wish to distribute OpenVPN linked with mbed TLS, there are two options:<br> +<br> + * Ensure that your case falls under the system library exception in GPLv2, or<br> +<br> + * Use an earlier version of mbed TLS. Version 2.16.12 is the last release<br> + that may be licensed under GPLv2. Unfortunately, this version is<br> + unsupported and won't receive any more updates.<br> +<br> +Support for mbed TLS is likely to be removed in OpenVPN 2.17.<br> +<br> +*************************************************************************<br> +<br> Due to limitations in the mbed TLS library, the following features are missing<br> in the mbed TLS version of OpenVPN:<br> <br> -- <br> 2.20.1<br> <br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Openvpn-devel mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">Openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel</a><br> </blockquote></div>
Hi,
On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 07:45:20PM +0500, ???????? ?????????????? wrote:
> +Support for mbed TLS is likely to be removed in OpenVPN 2.17.
We have a very long-term planning horizon these days!
gert
diff --git a/README.mbedtls b/README.mbedtls index 4875822d..b5604bb8 100644 --- a/README.mbedtls +++ b/README.mbedtls @@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ This version depends on mbed TLS 2.0 (and requires at least 2.0.0). ************************************************************************* +Warning: + +As of version 2.17, mbed TLS can be licensed *only* under the Apache v2.0 +license. That license is incompatible with OpenVPN's GPLv2. + +If you wish to distribute OpenVPN linked with mbed TLS, there are two options: + + * Ensure that your case falls under the system library exception in GPLv2, or + + * Use an earlier version of mbed TLS. Version 2.16.12 is the last release + that may be licensed under GPLv2. Unfortunately, this version is + unsupported and won't receive any more updates. + +Support for mbed TLS is likely to be removed in OpenVPN 2.17. + +************************************************************************* + Due to limitations in the mbed TLS library, the following features are missing in the mbed TLS version of OpenVPN:
Signed-off-by: Max Fillinger <maximilian.fillinger@foxcrypto.com> --- README.mbedtls | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)