On 2016/03/19 23:18, Bryan C. Everly wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to get us more JDBC drivers in the ports tree and was wondering > this. The Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server jdbc drivers are closed source > yet they post the jar files online for them. > > Could I set up a port that packages them and just set the > PERMIT_PACKAGE_CDROM to "No" to prevent us from shipping them on the CD? > > Or is there some subtle license issue that, as a n00b I would run afoul of? > > Thanks, > Bryan
Microsoft don't grant distribution rights for their SQL Server JDBC driver so it shouldn't be on ftp either. So it could go in ports but would need PERMIT_PACKAGE_FTP/PERMIT_DISTFILES_FTP=Restrictive license or similar. For SQL Server it's probably a better idea to package jtds though, it works well for me.
