Le 23 nov. 2009 à 19:10, Alastair Houghton a écrit : > On 23 Nov 2009, at 10:58, Michael Davey wrote: > >> I want to share with you all the 4 arch version of the mysql libs that I >> went to some trouble to make today, but in light of the information given to >> me today by Andrew Farmer, I do not know if this is legal. >> >> Anyone know? > > This isn't really a Cocoa question, right? So why cocoa-dev? There are > other, better places for this discussion. > > That said, my understanding (though I am not a lawyer) is that the MySQL > libraries are under GPL and that there is an exception for FLOSS software. > They are *not* subject to the LGPL, and so you can't link to them from a > commercial or shareware program without being in breach of the GPL (doing so > makes your program a "Derivative Work" and therefore you would have to > release the source code). > > If you distribute binary copies, you must comply with the GPL requirement to > make the sources that you used available. If you haven't changed anything, > you could just give the URL for the official sources; if you have changed > something, you could do that and provide a patch. > > I'll also add that it's illegal in some jurisdictions to give legal advice > unless one is a qualified lawyer, so you're unlikely to get good answers to > legal questions on a mailing list. You should consult a lawyer if you're at > all unclear. > > Kind regards, > > Alastair. > > --
Note that Apple already distribute a binary version of Mysql with the darwin sources. Search for mysql on this page: http://opensource.apple.com/release/mac-os-x-1061/ -- Jean-Daniel _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
