Steve Meyers wrote: > The MySQL source is under the GPL. Any fork must also be under the > GPL. You may sell your forked MySQL, but you must also provide the > source code.
Is it really, now? What are the rules about "bundling" now? If we distribute a (standalone) copy of MySQL with our product, does that expose our product to the GPL? Or is it just like distributing a copy of Emacs with your OS? (I.e. as long as you make the source available, it doesn't automatically GPL the rest of your OS?) What if the product is designed to work with many databases, but we want to distribute MySQL only as a "default database" (i.e. it doesn't depend on MySQL for its functionality - it's merely a convenience)? Does that change the GPL liability on our product? Who can answer these questions? -- Shankar. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
