On 06/12/2014 02:13 PM, Chris Friesen wrote:
Hi,
I'm looking for the community viewpoint on whether there is any chance
of license contamination between mysql and nova. I realize that lawyers
would need to be involved for a proper ruling, but I'm curious about the
view of the developers on the list.
Suppose someone creates a modified openstack and wishes to sell it to
others. They want to keep their changes private. They also want to use
the mysql database.
IANAL and all that...but...
The problem is not in their closed product *using* MySQL. The problem is
in the *distribution* of the product. If the product is distributed with
MySQL packaged with the product (and thereby the product is distributing
the MySQL source or binaries), that is not permitted by the GPL.
Best,
-jay
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