Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Oded Arbel
× 21 × 2004, 16:18, ×× ××× JÃrg Pommnitz: > The problem is that it is unclear whether Kannel can remain Apache/BSD-free > when it references the newer MySQL libraries. Avoiding the GPL question at > all is the safest way. If the GPL avoiding solution is technical superior > to the

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Raditha Dissanayake
Hi, The Problem here is that mysql does not intepret GPL in the same way that the rest of the world does. I wrote to them asking for a client license and they insist i need to buy the server license and with it comes the client license. Do i need to buy a road so that i can drive a car? Oded

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Oded Arbel
ביום ראשון 25 ינואר 2004, 12:03, נכתב על ידי Raditha Dissanayake: > The Problem here is that mysql does not intepret GPL in the same way > that the rest of the world does. > I wrote to them asking for a client license and they insist i need to > buy the server license and with it comes the client l

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread adi
On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 01:21:16PM +0200, Oded Arbel wrote: > If OTOH you want to redistribute Kannel w/o source code (which the Kannel > license allows you to do), that also means you'd need to distrbute closed > source code that links with MySQL client code. this is specifically > disallowed b

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Raditha Dissanayake
Hi Oded, Thanks for the intepretation of the GPL i am familiar with it too since our company also contributes to a lot of open source developent (unfortunately not to kannel - yet) My point was the mysql inteprets the GPL differently from everyone else. Yes we intend to to link the client agai

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Oded Arbel
ביום ראשון 25 ינואר 2004, 13:59, נכתב על ידי Raditha Dissanayake: > Hi Oded, > > Thanks for the intepretation of the GPL i am familiar with it too since > our company also contributes to a lot of open source developent > (unfortunately not to kannel - yet) > > My point was the mysql inteprets the G

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Oded Arbel
ביום ראשון 25 ינואר 2004, 13:41, נכתב על ידי adi: > On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 01:21:16PM +0200, Oded Arbel wrote: > > If OTOH you want to redistribute Kannel w/o source code (which the Kannel > > license allows you to do), that also means you'd need to distrbute closed > > source code that links with

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Stipe Tolj
> Please note that current cvs version of kannel contains > GPL code (i.e gw_uuid stuffs). which is _not_ the fact. The gw_uuid module is LGPL'ed, as this header states: /* * Public include file for the UUID library * * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Theodore Ts'o. * * %Begin-Header% * Thi

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Stipe Tolj
Oded Arbel wrote: > > áéåí øàùåï 25 éðåàø 2004, 13:41, ðëúá òì éãé adi: > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 01:21:16PM +0200, Oded Arbel wrote: > > > If OTOH you want to redistribute Kannel w/o source code (which the Kannel > > > license allows you to do), that also means you'd need to distrbute closed >

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Stipe Tolj
Raditha Dissanayake wrote: > > Hi Oded, > > Thanks for the intepretation of the GPL i am familiar with it too since > our company also contributes to a lot of open source developent > (unfortunately not to kannel - yet) why is that? ... they definetly should ;) Stipe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread adi
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 12:54:29AM +0100, Stipe Tolj wrote: > > Please note that current cvs version of kannel contains > > GPL code (i.e gw_uuid stuffs). > > which is _not_ the fact. The gw_uuid module is LGPL'ed, as this header > states: ups.. sorry. I stand corrected. Regards, P.Y. Adi Prasa

Re: MySQL 4.0 license change

2004-01-25 Thread Raditha Dissanayake
Stipe Tolj wrote: Raditha Dissanayake wrote: Hi Oded, Thanks for the intepretation of the GPL i am familiar with it too since our company also contributes to a lot of open source developent (unfortunately not to kannel - yet) why is that? ... they definetly should ;) planning to :-) -