So sprach »Neil Zanella« am 2001-08-27 um 16:50:11 -0230 :
> I would like to know some more details here. In particular:
>
> 1. What was the name of the first GPL file release of MySQL?
Is that some sort of trivia? :)
> 2. Which portions are not distributed by mysql.com as part of MySQL?
Don't know
> 3. Which portions of the Windows MySQL release
> are not released under the GPL if any? For instance is the
> windows installer program (is there one?) released under the GPL?
Don't know
> 4. Are the Linux versions shipped with Red Hat 7 and 7.1 entirely
> distributed under the GPL?
Don't know, but I'd clearly think so.
> 5. Do PHP web applications that use PHP and MySQL require a MySQL license?
> Such applications are not derivative works as they are merely interfaces.
> Thus they do not require a license. Correct?
Yes.
IIRC, in the old days, you had to have a license if you wanted to make
some money with MySQL. But since MySQL is now GPL, this isn't required
anymore.
IIRC, now you must get a license if you want to develop a program which
links to MySQL libraries and if this program of yours is not GPL. So,
you can buy your way out of the GPL wrt. MySQL.
Alexander Skwar
--
How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english)
Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de
iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen
Uptime: 13 hours 27 minutes
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Before posting, please check:
http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual)
http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive)
To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
