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recae65f rb925666 67 67 platform. Any recent version of GLib (2.4 or higher) will work. 68 68 69 These days, many IM protocols use SSL/TLS connections (for authentication70 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 theGPL incompatibility.69 These days, MSN Messenger clients have to connect to the MS Passport servers 70 through 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 72 situations, so using GnuTLS or NSS is preferred. However, especially on *BSD, 73 OpenSSL can be considered part of the operating system, which eliminates the 74 GPL incompatibility. 75 75 76 76 The incompatibility is also the reason why the SSL library detection code
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