[PATCH] https: support tls sni (server name indication) for https urls (issue3090)

[Alex Orange]

Well, it has taken me a little bit to think about this. I am a strong
proponent of GPL and AGPL. However, because I have found Mercurial so
useful in the past, I have decided to relicense the current version of my
ssl_sni code (which I believe satisfies all the needs of Mercurial) under
GPLv2 or any later version (as I understand Mercurial is licensed). I will
also provide any support as far as bug fixes go to make sure that it is a
quality product. To be clear however, the ssl_sni package on pypi will
remain AGPLv3, and any further changes I make to it will remain AGPLv3. I
will repackage the code and make the license clear as GPLv2 or later and
send a new patch to the list.


On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Matt Mackall <mpm at selenic.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 14:50 -0400, Augie Fackler wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:49:13AM -0600, Alex Orange wrote:
> > > # HG changeset patch
> > > # User Alex Orange <crazycasta at gmail.com>
> > > # Date 1377769698 21600
> > > # Node ID c9e262317f32cf3253d83384f3232577fb565675
> > > # Parent  d4a0055af149cdea20b3136b66cae8a24b2e2a98
> > > https: support tls sni (server name indication) for https urls
> (issue3090)
> >
> > This chunk of the solution looks fine. Sadly, since the ssl_sni
> > package is licensed under the AGPL, I can't use it (and so haven't
> > looked at it) due to our policies at work.
> >
> > Can I persuade you to view this package as enough of a public good
> > that it be licensed under some super-permissive (MIT? Apache2?)
> > license, rather than the hyper-viral AGPL?
>
> Agreed. Generally speaking, the Mercurial project can't take any
> contributions that use or link to anything that is not GPL _v2_ or
> weaker.
>
> --
> Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.
>
>
>
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