mysql 4.x and fedoracore2

[Birju Prajapati]

Scot L. Harris wrote:

>On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 11:23, James Kosin wrote:
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>>Thomas Zehetbauer wrote:
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>>>MySQL4 is available under the terms of the GPL or a commercial license.
>>>Additionally there is an exception to permit linking with proprietary
>>>free and open source licensed software like the PHP.
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>>Ok, your point is valid here; but they do implement an EXCEPTION to the GPL.
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>>You have to include YOU and I along with those Evil Companies.  The 
>>agreement applies to ALL code generated, compiled, distributed with the 
>>MySQL libraries.
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>>So, If you created something really neat and wanted to pass it along to 
>>a friend, you have two choices.  a) Give your friend (or not) the 
>>complete source to your new gadget or (b) Purchase the commercial 
>>license from MySQL to be able to distribute the binary only to your friend.
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>>Basically, this statement alone locks everyone into their GPL agreement 
>>unless you purchase a commercial license.  For all works you create.
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>>Correct me if I'm still wrong; because we (you, I and all of us here) 
>>could get MySQL4 included in the Fedora distribution if in fact this 
>>falls under the GPL.
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>>James Kosin
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>That is the way I read it.  At one point it even appeared that in a
>corporate situation they wanted a commercial license for applications
>that were used internally only.
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Where did you read this about internal corporate applications? This is 
important to me. I cant find it in the GPL.

Birju