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authorKai Koehne <kai.koehne@qt.io>2016-10-20 13:26:36 +0200
committerKai Koehne <kai.koehne@qt.io>2016-10-24 09:44:57 +0000
commit398d67198c054ff5fa24103bda62cdaffdc194e2 (patch)
tree31b6a9454d6af09356a128de78de984949369be3 /src/network/doc/src/ssl.qdoc
parent71d4aea64630a84ba4163df7d9b44487ace2c665 (diff)
Document Qt Network licenses
Also explicitly mention the GPL exception for OpenSSL. Change-Id: I460189ee4d2dd79f8eca320ac82460e186b0f84c Reviewed-by: Topi Reiniƶ <topi.reinio@theqtcompany.com>
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
\keyword SSL
The classes below provide support for secure network communication using
- the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, using the OpenSSL Toolkit (\l{http://www.openssl.org/})
+ the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, using the \l{OpenSSL Toolkit}
to perform encryption and protocol handling.
From Qt version 5.2 onwards, the officially supported version for OpenSSL
@@ -67,16 +67,13 @@
To disable SSL support in a Qt build, configure Qt with the \c{-no-openssl}
option.
- \section1 Licensing Information
+ \section1 Import and Export Restrictions
- \note Due to import and export restrictions in some parts of the world, we
+ Due to import and export restrictions in some parts of the world, we
are unable to supply the OpenSSL Toolkit with Qt packages. Developers wishing
to use SSL communication in their deployed applications should either ensure
that their users have the appropriate libraries installed, or they should
consult a suitably qualified legal professional to ensure that applications
using code from the OpenSSL project are correctly certified for import
and export in relevant regions of the world.
-
- When the Qt Network module is built with SSL support, the library is linked
- against OpenSSL in a way that requires OpenSSL license compliance.
*/