mingw32 patch

[David Woodhouse]

On Thu, 2014-02-06 at 18:49 +0100, Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos wrote:
> I think making openconnect gpl when compiled in windows isn't very
> unreasonable, but you could also have the tun device to be provided
> externally in that platform.

The LGPL on openconnect was historically just for compatibility with
OpenSSL, and a modicum of laziness on my part — getting "LGPL" past the
Intel legal review to release openconnect in the first place was easier
than any custom "GPL with exception for OpenSSL" text would have been.

However, it has led to some interesting usage, such as Shimo which uses
libopenconnect under the LGPL. I'm fairly happy with that, and wouldn't
want to rule out the possibility of someone doing something similar for
Windows.

I'm also not entirely sure I want to deal with the complexity/ambiguity
of having files under multiple licences, and "if you use this bit of
code, then it has to be GPL". I'd rather make an effort to have the
Windows tun code under LGPL, I think.

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