Thanks a lot for this update, Monty. Removing the LGPL files seems like the best option as it removes any possible licensing ambiguities ;-) I have tested the new code and it compiles perfectly fine on my Windows machine.
Thanks, Marc. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Monty Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > I have officially just caused this to become a null issue by deleting > those files, as they actually aren't needed. :) > > > On 02/09/2011 01:53 AM, Olaf van der Spek wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Clint Byrum <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 10:35 +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: >>>> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Clint Byrum <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> IIRC, libdrizzle was given a BSD license to avoid the ambiguity >>>>> surrounding libmysqlclient's "client exception" due to mysql's dual >>>>> license nature. Strategically, making a GPL network service, with LGPL >>>>> plugin bindings, and a BSD network access library, seems the best way to >>>>> balance the desire to keep things Free and open source without hindering >>>>> adoption. >>>> >>>> The problem is that libdrizzle contains LGPL (.c files) according to Marc. >>>> >>> >>> This doesn't really create any issues. Distributing and compiling one >>> with the other is fine. It does mean that the end product is fully >>> subject to the LGPL. >>> >>> This only matters when you want to change the license of something that >>> *bundles* libdrizzle on windows. Basically you can't hide libdrizzle in >>> something else, on windows. >> >> It also means libdrizzle itself is LGPL and not BSD (IMO). >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~drizzle-discuss > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~drizzle-discuss > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~drizzle-discuss Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~drizzle-discuss More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
