Victoria Reznichenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 08.07.2002 12:01:01:
> >Paul, >Sunday, July 07, 2002, 11:05:18 PM, you wrote: > >PS> At one place on the MySQL site I see: > >PS> http://www.mysql.com/support/arrangements.html > >PS> which says the client library is under the LGPL. > >PS> At another place I see: > >PS> http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/o/Copyright.html > >PS> which says the entire codebase, including the client, is released under >PS> the GPL. > >PS> Does this mean newer versions of MySQL client libraries are GPL'd? I'll >PS> be disappointed if this is true, because there are plenty of open source >PS> licenses which are incompatible with the GPL. This means that none of >PS> those other open source projects can use or include support for MySQL. >PS> Which is a shame. > >3.23.XX API is under LGPL, 4.X API is under GPL instead of LGPL. >For more question about licensing go to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >-- >For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita >This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] >/_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net > <___/ www.mysql.com > Hi, does this mean that whenever I write a program in msc which makes use of the libmysql.dll in conjunction with MySQL 4.x I have to make this program GPL? Bye Oliver -- Good programming is 40% experience, 30% skill, 20% RTFM, 10% caffeine, and 5% attention to detail. Oliver Six, CEO CAHOS GmbH, Cimbernstr. 51, Germany 81377 Muenchen Phone +49 89 71 01 93 41, Fax +49 89 71 01 93 42 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
