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    6767platform. Any recent version of GLib (2.4 or higher) will work.
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    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.
     69These days, many IM protocols use SSL/TLS connections (for authentication
     70or for the whole session). BitlBee can use several SSL libraries for this:
     71GnuTLS, NSS (which comes with Mozilla) and OpenSSL. OpenSSL is not GPL-
     72compatible in some situations, so using GnuTLS is preferred. However,
     73especially on *BSD, OpenSSL can be considered part of the operating system,
     74which eliminates the GPL incompatibility.
    7575
    7676The incompatibility is also the reason why the SSL library detection code
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