From 9b8ca09cc214da8755dad48dd32a9fa3c93a01f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anja Lea Brinkmann Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 11:51:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update COPYING.html (openssl & xxhash exceptions) copy the changes from the root COPYING file: * openssl & xxhash exceptions * updated link to Why-Not-LGPL --- rsync-web/COPYING.html | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/rsync-web/COPYING.html b/rsync-web/COPYING.html index 797f6cb4c..797e924b6 100644 --- a/rsync-web/COPYING.html +++ b/rsync-web/COPYING.html @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +REGARDING OPENSSL AND XXHASH + +In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give +permission to dynamically link rsync with the OpenSSL and xxhash +libraries when those libraries are being distributed in compliance +with their license terms, and to distribute a dynamically linked +combination of rsync and these libraries. This is also considered +to be covered under the GPL's System Libraries exception. + GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007 @@ -671,4 +680,4 @@ may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General Public License instead of this License. But first, please read -<https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>. +<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html>.