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removed OpenSSL license exception, as OpenSSL 3.0 was relicensed under Apache 2.0
author Sebastien Jodogne <s.jodogne@gmail.com>
date Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:37:20 +0200
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--- a/NEWS	Tue Jun 22 07:17:43 2021 +0200
+++ b/NEWS	Tue Jun 22 07:37:20 2021 +0200
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 * General information:
   https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2021/06/17/OpenSSL3.0ReleaseCandidate/
 * Dropped support for static compilation of OpenSSL 1.0.2 and 1.1.1
+* Removed the OpenSSL license exception, as binary versions of Orthanc are now
+  designed to use OpenSSL 3.x, that was re-licensed under Apache 2.0, making
+  it compatible with the GPL/AGPL licenses used by the Orthanc project:
+  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSL#Licensing
+  https://people.gnome.org/~markmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html
 * Upgraded dependencies for static builds (notably on Windows and LSB):
   - openssl 3.0.0-beta1