Hi Shankar, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shankar Unni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 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? There is a recently rewritten section of the manual about this: http://www.mysql.com/doc/L/i/Licensing_and_Support.html The licensing subsection has some examples on when a commercial license is required and when it is not. You will also find contact info there, in case you have more questions. Hope this helps. Regards, Arjen. -- MySQL Training Worldwide, http://www.mysql.com/training/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Mr. Arjen G. Lentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, Technical Writer /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Brisbane, QLD Australia <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
