Openssl: built-in or ports?

[Joshua Root]

Anders F Björklund wrote:
> Jeremy Lavergne wrote:
> 
>> Go with the MacPorts version of openssl:  MacPorts is meant to be
>> entirely self-contained.
>>
>> On Mar 31, 2009, at 9:58 AM, Anand Buddhdev wrote:
>>
>>> My question is: is it okay for me to specify the port to use the
>>> built-in openssl, or is it better to make the port depend on the
>>> openssl from ports?
> 
> 
> Using the MacPorts version of OpenSSL has a licensing problem with
> GPL ports, though... When distributing package binaries, that is.
> 
> Like http://www.finkproject.org/doc/packaging/policy.php?phpLang=en#openssl
> http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL2 (using system openssl is ok)

For this reason, it's preferable to have a variant so openssl use can be
turned off, and to offer an alternative such as gnutls if possible.

- Josh