# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2003-06-29 14:53:40 -0400:
> On Sun, 2003-06-29 at 14:19, Sterling Hughes wrote:
> >
> >   - Due to issues surrounding the MySQL 4.0 license, the MySQL libraries
> >     are no longer bundled with PHP.  For more information on these
> >     licensing changes please see the MySQL licensing policy [1]
> >
> > [1] http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html
> 
> I read the licensing information in the above link, but I'm curious what
> exactly in it necessitated the need to unbundle MySQL? Anyone have a
> quick answer?

    "1. Free use for those who are 100% GPL"

        IOW, it's not free for PHP

    "2. Free use for those who never copy, modify or distribute"

        IOW, it's not free for PHP

    3. GPL would infect the whole PHP tree

        http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

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