Jari Juslin wrote: > > Alexander Malysh wrote: > > all this stuff can be found at ww.gnu.org ;) > > > > from [2]: using the ordinary GPL for a library makes it available only for > > free programs (see [1] for definition 'free programm'). > > I think you are quoting that out of the context now; what the quotation > means is that it is _possible_ to link for example Kannel with GPL'd > software - but then the whole bundle must be GPL'd. Your quotation just > tells, that Kannel licence, being a free one, is GPL-compatible and does > not prevent it being made GPL. > > But there is no question about linking: linking GPL'd program with > another program means that you have to release the combined program > under GPL.
AFAIK Jari is right here. That's the "essential restriction" on the GPL, forcing combined components to be morphed into the same policy, hence GPL. Which is definetly a problem. But this would imply "only", that someone who wants mysql support is not able to distribute the bundled binaries (hence included libmysqlclient) under BSD style. He would require to make the whole set available under GPL. Right? Stipe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wapme Systems AG Münsterstr. 248 40470 Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany phone: +49.211.74845.0 fax: +49.211.74845.299 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wapme-systems.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (Cygwin) mIsEP6mcYwEEAMDnUiUwrbb+xwTFWN6TxF2+XZu7/alwJMeCwMBRvXtPZqfjpPhS OkBpU0F4TrVuugz1HINTSaJTYq10AzDQXp5NkyWgckqW79nPAWuOX0dicbJk+cN2 nM2TI4KaxUDe6u8hghNEnH/i2lXsUu9apnP/iixzV81VC2je3uc9hZpnAAYptEVT dGlwZSBUb2xqIChUZWNobm9sb2d5IENlbnRlciAmIFJlc2VhcmNoIExhYikgPHRv bGpAd2FwbWUtc3lzdGVtcy5kZT6ItAQTAQIAHgUCP6mcYwIbAwYLCQgHAwIDFQID AxYCAQIeAQIXgAAKCRABV0w1BqPYRuSqA/wPzsQxao2YePENCtgRTrO86U6zg3sl OcS6CJFI4FZP5h/xD3GRsNH1+MPSvZlomDdpFnr547DGz/Kq9MXuQwVvlVig5yWZ K5dtKp1r5YLhxJQBhfirZbRFFnYmf19f18J8OoS28tuFVftDl1AIwJS3HLyBTv6H g2HyLAEKQIp30Q== =aYCI -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
