Am 06.04.2007 um 16:16 schrieb Stephen Deasey: > > The MySQL driver libs are GPL. They licenced them this way (they used > to be public domain IIRC) exactly to create the situation you suggest > -- that people would be forced to buy a licence if they didn't want to > GPL their linked program. > > I only remember this because there was a lot of loud complaining at > the time, and PHP stopped shipping the MySQL driver. > > What I wasn't aware of was that they've introduced a special > exception. I guess this is how they resolved the issue: > > http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html > > So, looks like the driver can be dual Mozilla/GPL like the rest of the > code (assuming Dossy agrees).
I still not get it. A well-known vendor of a Mac/Unix networking package in USA uses mysql (and delivers it) within their own product. Their product isn't open sourced. Not a single line. Are they violating GPL? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ naviserver-devel mailing list naviserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/naviserver-devel
