Mihai Chelaru wrote:
> Basically this means that the SUN code cannot be modified and that any user of 
> this code cannot sue SUN, if I understand it correclty. I don't think that a 
> text like 'If you use NetBSD you cannot sue SUN' would fit nicely on NetBSD 
> website. Can we just drop the SUN code ?
> 

(snipped license and list of affected files).

Having read the OpenBSD mailing list thread, and filtered out the
ranting, I noted the folowing:

1) Sun's license gives them a blanket indemnity to being sued,
    regardless of the reason (it could be wholly unrelated to
    the code in OpenSSL).

2) The license is arguably illegal in many countries, but that
    would require legal consultation and a possible court case
    to clear up.

3) The Sun code modifies files written by the original author,
    and contravenes his license by imposing restrictions.

4) There is a compile time switch to omit the Sun code, so a
    fork may not be necessary. Whether this affects distributing
    the source I can't tell.

Chris
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