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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/copyright | 6 |
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index f417c47a9ed5..d748d4a99a87 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +linux-2.6 (2.6.37~rc5-1~experimental.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + [ Ben Hutchings ] + * debian/copyright: Add explanation of indirect linking of perf to + OpenSSL (Closes: #606520) + + -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:21:10 +0000 + linux-2.6 (2.6.37~rc5-1~experimental.3) experimental; urgency=low * Really apply patches added in the previous version diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright index a90d707ea410..efbbc08639f6 100644 --- a/debian/copyright +++ b/debian/copyright @@ -45,4 +45,10 @@ License for the Xen interface headers: FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. +The 'perf' tool is dynamically linked with the Python interpreter, +which is itself dynamically linked with OpenSSL, which is not +GPL-compatible. However, since perf itself does not link with or use +OpenSSL, we believe that this indirect linking does not require +additional permissions beyond the GPL. + The Debian packaging is licensed under the GPL, see above. |