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| author | Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@gnutls.org> | 2002-05-18 08:30:40 +0000 |
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| committer | Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@gnutls.org> | 2002-05-18 08:30:40 +0000 |
| commit | 8e70bda3bb6f4f9bc5ccf5072caa6ca4485dc4e9 (patch) | |
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| parent | 27c54ef60b171c2bee3cbeddd3f8d8ce4eaaaf9a (diff) | |
| download | gnutls-8e70bda3bb6f4f9bc5ccf5072caa6ca4485dc4e9.tar.gz | |
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@@ -1,35 +1,37 @@ This is the GNU TLS library. More up to date information can be found -at http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls and http://www.gnutls.org +at http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/ and http://www.gnutls.org/ -It is a TLS implementation for the GNU project. -It is currently under heavy development. (and still not ready for -real world programs) +It is a TLS 1.0 and SSL 3.0 implementation for the GNU project. +It is currently under heavy development. -* The library needs libgcrypt. Libgcrypt is part of gnupg (ftp.gnupg.org) +- The library needs libgcrypt. You can find libgcrypt at + ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/pub/gcrypt/alpha/libgcrypt/ -* Documentation: +- Documentation: view the doc/ directory and the examples in the src/ directory. +**************************** LICENSE ISSUES: -The latest release of the gnutls library is covered under the GNU Lesser -GPL License, unlike previously released versions which were licensed under -the GPL. +Since the 0.4.2 version the gnutls library is covered under both the +GNU Lesser GPL, and GNU GPL Licenses. Previously released versions were +licensed under the GPL. (see COPYING and COPYING.LIB for the licenses) -The LGPL license (found in COPYING.LIB) applies to all parts of the gnutls -library except for the "OPENPGP authentication" part, and the "SRP -authentication" part, which stay GPL (see the COPYING file). Both of these -parts can be disabled at compile time. +The LGPL license applies to all parts of the gnutls library except for the +"OPENPGP authentication" part, and the "SRP authentication" part, which are +only available under the GPL. Both of these parts can be disabled at compile +time. In order to create a library under the LGPL run the configure script with the following parameters: --disable-srp-authentication --disable-openpgp-authentication -or the library will be under the GPL. In both cases the libraries are -binary compatible. In the LGPL case the functions are replaced with -stubs that always fail. +This will disable the above authentication methods. If this is not done +the library will be only available under the GPL. In both cases the generated +libraries are binary compatible. In the LGPL case the missing functions are +replaced with stubs that always fail. The rationale behind this license change is that given the fact that other free libraries with similar functionality exist, keeping the gnutls library @@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ the users of the code that it covers. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html for more explanation. +**************************** BUGS: Currently gnuTLS needs a lot of testing. By notifying the developers @@ -50,4 +53,3 @@ important and expensive. If you think you found a bug, report it to bug-gnutls@gnu.org, together with the needed information, in order for developers to reproduce it. - |