License GPL-2 conflicts with OpenSSLException

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Apr 16, 2021, at 21:30, Joshua Root wrote:

>> And is this really true that a GPL-2 program like Hydrogen is not distributable if it links with a GPL-3 / LGPL-3 library like Qt5?
> 
> Yep. That's why the FSF has always recommended licensing under version n or later of the GPL rather than just version n.
> 
> <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AllCompatibility>

Thanks. I think Hydrogen probably is GPL-2 or later since it says that in the source code headers but its README just says GPL-2. I'm asking for clarification from upstream.