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HAPROXY's license - 2006/06/15 | ||
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Historically, haproxy has been covered by GPL version 2. However, an issue | ||
appeared in GPL which will prevent external non-GPL code from being built | ||
using the headers provided with haproxy. My long-term goal is to build a core | ||
system able to load external modules to support specific application protocols. | ||
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Since some protocols are found in rare environments (finance, industry, ...), | ||
some of them might be accessible only after signing an NDA. Enforcing GPL on | ||
such modules would only prevent them from ever being implemented, while not | ||
providing anything useful to ordinary users. | ||
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For this reason, I *want* to be able to support binary only external modules | ||
when needed, with a GPL core and GPL modules for standard protocols, so that | ||
people fixing bugs don't keep them secretly to try to stay over competition. | ||
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The solution was then to apply the LGPL license to the exportable include | ||
files, while keeping the GPL for all the rest. This way, it still is mandatory | ||
to redistribute modified code under customer request, but at the same time, it | ||
is expressly permitted to write, compile, link and load non-GPL code using the | ||
LGPL header files and not to distribute them if it causes a legal problem. | ||
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Of course, users are strongly encouraged to continue the work under GPL as long | ||
as possible, since this license has allowed useful enhancements, contributions | ||
and fixes from talented people around the world. | ||
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Due to the incompatibility between the GPL and the OpenSSL licence, you must | ||
apply the GPL/LGPL licence with the following exception: | ||
This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that | ||
compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed. | ||
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The text of the licenses lies in the "doc" directory. All the files provided in | ||
this package are covered by the GPL unless expressly stated otherwise in them. | ||
Every patch or contribution provided by external people will by default comply | ||
with the license of the files it affects, or be rejected. | ||
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Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu |
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