On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, Joe Drew wrote: > On Saturday, June 7, 2003, at 02:08 PM, Branden Robinson wrote: > >> Except that the LGPL permits use of the code in ways that MySQL does > >> not > >> want to allow. > > > > Well, what do they want to allow, and what don't they want to allow? > > I think it's pretty clear they're looking for a Sleepycat arrangement; > free for Free Software, go to them if you want alternate arrangements.
Whoa! Is that the actual effect of the Sleepycat DB licence? If so, doesn't that violate DFSG#6? Sorry if I've just put my foot in my mouth, but it *seems* obvious enough... -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <disclaimer.h> Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16