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> Specifically, OpenSSL is now compatible with anything licensed "GPLv3", "GPLv3 or later", or "GPLv2 or later". It's not compatible with "GPLv2 only", but that's a relatively small amount of software.

Does this mean I cannot use openssl in my gpl-2.0-only program? How does that work? Doesn't gpl-2.0-later imply that I can also take the code and use it in gpl-2.0-only?

Is there some tldr on this topic somewhere? I'm not good with these legal things to ELI5 would be nice :/

parent gray_-_wolf 6 years ago

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