Hello.
This is quickly heading towards off-topic. If you are interested in a
discussion of what the GPL means, a different forum would be more
adequate, I think.
I do not necessarily completely agree with MySQL AB's interpretation
of the GPL, but since it's their product, I am fine with it.
But what you wrote is simply wrong.
On Fri 2002-11-29 at 19:28:09 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If your software utilize the software under GPL license, you can
> simply add those GPL licenses as well as make a note that you
> are only selling, i.e. the price is only for your own software, your
> own software, you should be fine.
The GPL never says anything about distributing a copy for free. I does
not matter if you want $100.000 per copy. It only says that you also
have to provide the source code (and that, if you offer to get the
source seperately, you may not charge more than your transfer costs
for the source - section 3.b).
On Sat 2002-11-30 at 03:18:58 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
> > > Just to pretect your own benefit, you can add a statment saying that
> > > all rights of GPL license reserved by them. And those are provided
> > > just for your convenience.
> > >
> > What you advocate is the same as saying that you if stick a pirated copy
> > of windows in with your software, but disclaim in your documentation
> > that you're only paying for your software, not the copy of windows that
> > is not following Microsoft's licensing terms.
>
> Your example is totally out of case.
No. You said implicitly, that you can disregard the GPL by simply
pointing out you only included the software for convenience. With the
GPL, such a notice makes no sense. Either you comply with it, in which
case you need no notice, or you do not, in which case you may not
distribute the program. Such a notice does not change anything. That
is what Mark tried to point out.
> GPL says that it can freely distribute as long as the copyright is
> included.
That is the BSD license.
The GPL indeed requires to leave the copyright notice intact, too
(section 1), but also requires, that you either distribute a
_verbatim_ copy (section 1) or distribute any changes or additions
with the exception of mere aggregation (section 2). If a program uses
MySQL in any way, you cannot claim mere aggregation, IMHO.
Bye,
Benjamin.
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