[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 162913] [GTK][EFL] CryptoDigest implementation depends on GnuTLS with LGPLv3+/GPLv2+ deps

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162913

--- Comment #9 from Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez <clopez at igalia.com> ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > This makes WebKit GTK effectively LPGLv3+ when gnutls in linked in.
> 
> Turns out we misunderstood how these licenses work. WebKitGTK+ is still
> effectively LGPLv2+ and we have no upstream problem. You just have to ensure
> you comply with the terms of either LGPLv3+ or GPLv2+ with respect to the
> dependent libraries. This is a problem for certain companies that do not
> wish to do so, so we still want to get rid of the GnuTLS dependency, but it
> no longer seems urgent.

You can also comply with LGPLv2+ alone depending on how you build WebKitGTK+.

GnuTLS can be built with libgmp-4.2.1 and nettle-2.7.1. If you opt to do this, then everything is LGPLv2+.

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