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David Jencks commented on GERONIMO-3816:
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I applied the patch in rev 620430 with some text changes in the poms and
README.
I tried to make the mysql dependency optional but maven tries to download it
anyway. If we can make it optional then our build won't even need the jar: the
only function is to get the dependency into the plugin dependency list.
Although it would be better to get "optional" to work I think the current state
is OK to release.
> roller-mysql-database has mysql dependency
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>
> Key: GERONIMO-3816
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3816
> Project: Geronimo
> Issue Type: Bug
> Security Level: public(Regular issues)
> Components: Plugins
> Reporter: Kevan Miller
> Attachments: roller-mysql-database_lic_iss_res_080210.patch
>
>
> The roller-mysql-database plugin has a hard dependency on MySQL. We have to
> remove this for licensing reasons. See explanation below.
> I plan on disabling the building of the roller-mysql-database plugin as well
> as removing the mysql dependency. We'll need to reach a decision on how we
> want to handle this long term.
> Here's more licensing info...
> MySQL is Licensed under the GPL license:
> http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/
> MySQL is also available under a FLOSS exception:
> http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html.
> The FLOSS exception only be applied to MySQL when it is
> used under an OSI-approved license.
> Neither license is deemed suitable by the Apache Software
> Foundation in ASF distributions.
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