On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 01:08:21PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 02:25:45PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > > > Other than that issue, I think this would nicely address Debian's needs. > > > > I'm pleased to see MySQL AB taking this step to clarify the license of > > > > the client libraries.
> > > It seems at that point that it would be easier to just put it under > > > the LGPL. > > 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? > Perhaps we can help them formalize the wording, if we understand their > desires. As I understand it, they're looking for the copyleft protection of the GPL to avoid exploitation of the library in proprietary applications, but at the same time want to permit linkage from GPL-incompatible Free Software (I'll bet PHP is a big factor here). Beyond that, I imagine their desire is fairly vague, and passing the buck to the OSI would relieve them of the burden of formal wording. :) -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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