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

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--- Comment #13 from Olivier Blin <olivier.blin at softathome.com> ---
(In reply to comment #12)

> Even if we replace the GnuTLS dependency for the crypto code, you will
> probably end using it anyway via libsoup -> glib-networking -> gnutls
> backend.

Licensing concerns may be a bit different for glib-networking, since gnutls and its deps are not linked directly, but loaded as a dynamic plugin.

>  * We will try to avoid using GnuTLS because of the above. But keep in mind
> that even when we end doing that, you can end anyways using GnuTLS without
> realizing this via the glib-networking TLS backend dependency.

Ok, I will propose a gcrypt backend, covering CryptoDigest and HMAC.

> So in the end this (carefully selecting which libraries and versions go into
> the build) is something the distributor should care about, and not us.

Right

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