[Bug 1175028] [NEW] Mongodb links GPL code with SSL

[Scott Kitterman]

Public bug reported:

As it is, the package is either undistributable or a non-free work per
the Ubuntu Licensing Policy in raring and saucy:

http://people.canonical.com/~cjwatson/ubuntu-policy/policy.html/ch-
archive.html#s-ulp

The lack a clarity is based on report on the Ubuntu Server mailing list
that there is an Ubuntu specific SSL exception granted by the copyright
holders:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2013-April/006566.html

This is not documented in the package anywhere.  If there is an
exception, then the package is distributable, but non-free due to
failing the 'Must not be distributed under a license specific to Ubuntu'
test.

I'm filing a bug rather than taking direct action because (as discussed
in the email thread), Daviey believes that OPENSSL is covered by the GPL
system libreary exemption and so there is no issue (I'm left to wonder
why anyone bothered to ask for an Ubuntu specific exception to link with
OPENSSL if it wasn't needed, but I digress ...).

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2013-April/006570.html

So rather than take direct action, I think it prudent to make a bug and
assign it to ~ubuntu-archive to sort out.

** Affects: mongodb (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators (ubuntu-archive)
         Status: New

** Affects: mongodb (Ubuntu Raring)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators (ubuntu-archive)
         Status: New

** Affects: mongodb (Ubuntu Saucy)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators (ubuntu-archive)
         Status: New

** Changed in: mongodb (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

** Changed in: mongodb (Ubuntu)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-13.04-month-5

** Changed in: mongodb (Ubuntu)
    Milestone: ubuntu-13.04-month-5 => ubuntu-13.05

** Also affects: mongodb (Ubuntu Raring)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: mongodb (Ubuntu Saucy)
   Importance: Critical
       Status: New

** Changed in: mongodb (Ubuntu Raring)
    Milestone: None => raring-updates

** Changed in: mongodb (Ubuntu Raring)
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

** Changed in: mongodb (Ubuntu Raring)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators (ubuntu-archive)

** Changed in: mongodb (Ubuntu Saucy)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators (ubuntu-archive)

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Title:
  Mongodb links GPL code with SSL

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