>From a technical standpoint presuming the GPL licence allows it (I'm not a lawyer and I don't pretend to be one) you might want to consider something like OpenIntents.
http://code.google.com/p/openintents/ This could allow you to link two unrelated packages together in theory (I think). On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Fabrizio Giudici < fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 6/25/10 22:53 , Anton Persson wrote: > > Well, to connect to a MySQL database you need a connector, and the > > connector library shipped with MySQL is under GPL. Which is what I > > meant. And, hence, corporations buy licenses from MySQL to avoid > > having to release their applications under the GPL. (If you still > > don't believe me, try explaining the reason why they HAVE a dual > > license model... If they only wanted to sell support and > > indemnification, a separate paid-for license would NOT be needed... > > See Red Hat for an example of how that works..) > > But I was referring to MySQL, not the connector. Also, sure there will > be also corporates who pay for not using the GPL, but my point was > that one is not forced to pay to use it. Now I think we are made clear > our points, and MySQL was only an example. > > > And; the INTENT of MySQL is that if you use the GPL version of the > > MySQL database, your application should also be GPL. But, of > > course, there are loopholes. However, using these loopholes in a > > way that is obviously a "circumvention" is against this INTENT. > > > > If you want people to respect YOUR intellectual property, you > > should respect others as well, and not exploit their software in an > > unintended manner. > > Licenses arbitrate how much land each entity has the right to own, in > other words they establish borders in a objective way that everybody > agrees on, not a subjective or moralistic one. So while I personally > might have some interest in what other people are willing to do > (subjective and moral position), not everybody is compelled to do > that, but only respect the law. Everybody uses licenses to try to > place that border in the most convenient possible way. An author of > FLOSS software tries to place the border in the best possible position > in his perspective, and a user of a FLOSS software has the same right, > in his perspective. > > PS MySQL intent was to make money, and GPL is one of the best way to > do that, because of the double licensing thing. In fact, they made a > lot of money. Note that the owner of MySQL has changed many times and > the intents of the original founders, of Sun Microsystems and Oracle > "might" have been changed. Frankly, if I used MySQL I wouldn't be > interested in what their intents are, only in what I can do. > > > - -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people > fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkwmRwIACgkQeDweFqgUGxdGBACbBX13NejP63WSlLMgtoCuZ2xb > cQcAn15F0686sMX6qDugfZy8ScS4ajE/ > =ME+q > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
