On 1/24/07, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ed Leafe wrote: > > On Jan 24, 2007, at 10:37 AM, Uwe Grauer wrote: > > > >> Which was the reason i stated that mySQLdb shouldn't be bundled with > >> the dabo runtime. > > > > I understand, and now consider this as more than just idle chatter. > > But there is some "wiggle-room" in the wording; the runtime works > > just fine without connecting to MySQL, so we are only including > > MySQLdb, which is not GPL. > > > > I don't want to re-ignite this discussion. I'm convinced that there > > is no clear answer, and that's the way that certain lawyers want it > > to be. Let me leave it this way: if anyone from MySQL AB contacts us > > about potential violations, then we remove anything to do with MySQL > > from the runtime and any other distributed code. But until then, it > > stays. > > But following the Q/A you posted, we are even violating the GPL by > including dabo/db/dbMySQL.py, because it requires MySQLdb, which > requires MySQL-client, which is GPL. So we don't even need to bundle it > or distribute it, just require it. No, it isn't required to run Dabo, > but it is required for dabo/db/dbMySQL.py to work. > > Indeed, MySQLdb may even be GPL, as the sourceforge page lists three > licenses, one of which is GPL. > > In addition to licensing issues, should we bring up software patents? > How many patents are we unknowingly infringing on? Are you sure? >
I can think of one that's rather ridiculous.....About 3 years ago Microsoft actually patented the double mouse click..... > We can either throw up our hands, pack up and quit, or keep plugging on > not having black and white answers to questions that concern us. > I like choice #2. > > -- > pkm ~ http://paulmcnett.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev
