On 05/07/2010 09:22 PM, Thomas Weber wrote:
> mysql.h (and all of MySQL) is licensed under GPL2-only.
> GSL (at least the latest version) is licensed under GPL3-or-later.
Depends on what is being linked to -- isn't libmysql distributed under
LGPL? That might(*) make things easier.
Also, Sun (and presumably now Oracle) maintain a long list of license
exceptions for other FOSS licenses (MPL, CDDL, etc. etc. -- it's a LONG
list). Could do worse than just asking them if linking from GPLv3 code
is OK, and then putting an exception in your own code for MySQL.
Best wishes,
-- Joe
(*) I say "might" because I seem to recall there's a nasty compatibility
bug between LGPLv2-only and GPLv3, but I might be misremembering, so
don't take my word for it.
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