Re: [mbed-tls] Availability of GPLv2 releases in the future

-- Gilles Peskine Mbed TLS developer On 20/10/2020 14:19, Fabian Keil via mbed-tls wrote: > Hi, > > tls.mbed.org currently sends mixed signals regarding > the license of future MbedTLS releases. > > Quoting https://tls.mbed.org/download: > | In packaged form, mbed TLS 2.1.0 to mbed TLS 2.16 are > | available in both an Apache 2.0 licensed version (our > | primary open source license) and in a GPL 2.0 licensed version. > | > | Newer versions will be available under the Apache 2.0 license. > > Quoting https://tls.mbed.org/how-to-get: > | All the current versions of the mbed TLS library are distributed > | under the Apache 2.0 license and available from our Download area. > | In addition there are packaged versions of the mbed TLS library > | that are distributed with the GNU Public License Version 2.0 (GPL v2.0). > | > | The Apache-licensed and GPL-licensed versions of mbed TLS are > | identical in source code (with the exception of the license > | headers at the top of files). > | > | We plan to keep both licensed versions around. > > Can anyone estimate when "newer releases" will no longer > be dual licensed? > > We recently added MbedTLS support for Privoxy and a > MbedTLS license switch from dual license to Apache 2.0 > complicates the license terms. > > Thanks > Fabian >