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    6767platform. Any recent version of GLib (2.4 or higher) will work.
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    69 These days, many IM protocols use SSL/TLS connections (for authentication
    70 or for the whole session). BitlBee can use several SSL libraries for this:
    71 GnuTLS, NSS (which comes with Mozilla) and OpenSSL. OpenSSL is not GPL-
    72 compatible in some situations, so using GnuTLS is preferred. However,
    73 especially on *BSD, OpenSSL can be considered part of the operating system,
    74 which eliminates the GPL incompatibility.
     69These days, MSN Messenger clients have to connect to the MS Passport servers
     70through HTTPS. BitlBee can use several SSL libraries for this: GnuTLS, NSS
     71(which comes with Mozilla) and OpenSSL. OpenSSL is not GPL-compatible in some
     72situations, so using GnuTLS or NSS is preferred. However, especially on *BSD,
     73OpenSSL can be considered part of the operating system, which eliminates the
     74GPL incompatibility.
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    7676The incompatibility is also the reason why the SSL library detection code
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