On Saturday 05 February 2005 21:15, David Reid wrote: > > They do seem, as an organisation, to be quite well aware that > restricting their "reach" by licensing isn't helpful and therefore seem > qilling to talk about exceptions and different clauses, so maybe such a > clause can be crafted for APR. Without a dialogue we won't know.
I'm not convinced we need or want such a clause - unless you're definitely unhappy with keeping my proposed solution longer-term. Bear in mind that opensource distributors can and will have no trouble bundling the components and generating a combined platform - and that's what most non-techie end-users will see. > Before we weigh in with legal people I'd suggest we try and find a low > key route to such a discussion and kick it off directly, maybe cc'ing > legal. I've already drawn their attention to this thread, using their contact form (and selecting the "Licensing Questions" option from the menu). I imagine someone will see it on or about Monday. > does anyone here know any of the mysql development team who could help? If so, point them to this discussuion! -- Nick Kew
