Like I said before, IANAL, but I suspect more than a few attorneys would have heartburn over this part of that page:
Q4: Can commercial OEMs, ISVs or VARs combine and distribute commercial products with Sun's GPL-licensed MySQL software under the FOSS License Exception? Does this include the MySQL database server? A: Distributors of commercial products that combine GPL-licensed MySQL software with commercially licensed software (i.e., software not licensed under a FOSS license) must comply with the terms of the GPL. This includes use and distribution of the GPL-licensed MySQL database server and MySQL Client Libraries. The FOSS License Exception does not apply with respect to products licensed under any license other than the FOSS licenses listed in the section above titled "FOSS License List." The client libraries would be statically linked in a C++ CA that would be distributed in MSI files that make use of the proposed MySQLExtension WiX extension (WixMySQLExtension.dll ?) and anyone distributing a proprietary application built on top of MySQL would be studying this section with a fine-toothed comb. How does Sun interpret that clause in this scenario? Who would my attorney consult with at Sun? -----Original Message----- From: Vladislav Vaintroub [mailto:w...@sun.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:51 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation Hello, I noticed a recent discussion about legal aspects of writing an extension for MySQL access. While MySQL is GPLed/dual licensed , for client libraries there is FOSS exception list http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception/ Basically, once can use/link to libmysql, provided your project is using one of the licenses mentioned in the list. CPL is on the list, and my interpretation (IANAL) is that it would be fine to use MySQL Client library inside WiX. Vladislav ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
