Nate Lowrie wrote: > 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.
My legal department thinks that you want to pack up and quit. My marketing department recommends the hands up and dance choice. My productivity dept says we should stop posting about this. I think anyone that has any interest should find a forum like computer.legal.mumbo and discuss our concerns there, and report back with a summary of the 1000's of posts that ensued. Carl K _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev
