Re: MySQL license and GPL

2005-02-16 Thread valentin_nils
Hi Lotte, MySQL's dual License policu is very simple. If you use the GPL license than you have to show the source code (modified or not), and include the Copyright info when passing the code on. If you dont want to do this (or in other words if you want to keep your modificat

MySQL license and GPL

2005-02-16 Thread Lotte Mygind \(AH/LMD\)
Hello, My understanding of the GPL license is that if you link your own software with GPL-licensed software, then the GPL forces you to release the whole thing under GPL. I am a bit confused that MySQL seems to require that even stand-alone applications are released as open source. Does MySQL