For posterity, today the Ubuntu TB reviewed the question of if openssl counted as a system library per the GPL or if a specific GPL exception for openssl linking was required. They concluded that it is required for both GPL v2 and GPL v3:
http://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2013/ubuntu-meeting.2013-07-08-19.58.moin.txt
For posterity, today the Ubuntu TB reviewed the question of if openssl counted
as a system library per the GPL or if a specific GPL exception for openssl
linking was required. They concluded that it is required for both GPL v2 and
GPL v3:
http:// ubottu. com/meetingolog y/logs/ ubuntu- meeting/ 2013/ubuntu- meeting. 2013-07- 08-19.58. moin.txt