Subject: Re: OpenSSL package license confusion...
To: Andy Ball <ball@cyberspace.org>
From: Chris Pinnock <cjep@fawlty.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 11/21/2003 15:51:02
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 10:38:52AM -0500, Andy Ball wrote:
> ===> openssl-0.9.6l has an unacceptable license: fee-based-commercial-use.

> (I'm told, and the OpenSSL Web site suggest that the
> software is available at no cost).

There are some patents that may apply to you if you use OpenSSL. 
It is IDEA and RC5 that are the problem (IIRC).

http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL1