MySQL 4.0.21 and new licensing...

[John Seth]

Yes, and that is my point... all the licensing issues that have caused
MySQL not to be bundle with certain projects (PHP) and have caused other
licensing concerns (reason why Fedora/RedHat do not include MySQL 4.x is
due to possible conflicts between PHP's and Apache's non-GPL licensing).

This, hopefully, means the RedHat/Fedora will incorporate newer releases
of MySQL since MySQL now allows non-GPL software (Apache & PHP) to
interact together without causing issues of a GPL related nature.  It'd
also be nice if PHP could rebundle MySQL extensions/libraries in PHP5 they
way they do in PHP4.

- Tony


On Fri, 10 Sep 2004, Mark Musone wrote:

> Are you sure you understand what this is saying?????????
>
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> Mysql is licensed under GPL.
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> Mysql is saying that there are some specific non-gpl software that mysql
> is allowing to be used for..this is a GOOD thing. This is about allowing
> this GPL software to be used on other opensource yet non-gpl software.
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> If this was not the case, than PHP, apache, etc al.. would NOT be able
> to use mysql. Note this is not about allowing people to make
> non-opensource software. There are SPECIFIC exceptions that allow
> SPECIFIC non-gpl opensource projects to use mysql.
>
> -Mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org] On Behalf Of
> John Seth
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:32 AM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: MySQL 4.0.21 and new licensing...
>
> Rather than include the whole email about MySQL's next release of their
> MySQL 4.0.x database, which is viewable on their website, I thought I'd
> note the part that caught my eye.
>
> With the release of 4.0.21, MySQL is now using a "FLOSS Licensing
> Exception" for certain open source cases.  Some of which have caused me
> great ire in regards to personal opinions, specifically two things:
>
> -- PHP 5.0 using another SQL db besides MySQL for it's default/preferred
> db "out of the box" (you have to include the mysqli extension, not hard
> at
> all, I just like php4 too much, heh).
>
> -- RedHat/Fedora's default inclusion of MySQL 3.x series instead of 4.x.
>
> 3.x is very much dated... I use 4.0 for stable and 4.1 for testing and
> playing... the fact that Fedora & RedHat stuck with the 3.x series has
> made me convert many servers in my workplace to Slackware GNU/Linux.
>
> The link to MySQL's "FLOSS Licensing Exception" is noted below...
>
>   - Tony
>
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message
> ----------------------------
> Subject: MySQL 4.0.21 has been released
> From:    "Matt Wagner" <matt at mysql.com>
> Date:    Fri, September 10, 2004 12:48 am
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
> Hi,
>
> MySQL 4.0.21, a new version of the popular Open Source/Free Software
> Database Management System, has been released. It is now available in
> source and binary form for a number of platforms from our download pages
> at http://www.mysql.com/downloads/ and mirror sites.
>
> <-- snip -->
>
> This is a bug fix release for the current production version.
>
> Please also note that this is the first 4.0.x version to have our FLOSS
> licensing exception. This exception allows license compatibility with
> important Open Source/Free Software projects. More information about our
> FLOSS licensing exception can be found at:
>
>   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/MySQL_FLOSS_License_Exception.html
>
> Please refer to our bug database at http://bugs.mysql.com/ for more
> details about the individual bugs fixed in this version.
>
> <-- snip -->
>
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