> -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Mizrahi [mailto:killerst...@newmail.ru] > > explanation on BDB's site says that if you, say, use Elephant > rather than BDB directly, and Elephant is open source, that > is enough to be eligible for a "free" BDB version.
I simply do not see how you can read it this way. I'm reading http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/berkeley-db/htdocs/li censing.html and note this paragraph: The our open source license permits you to use Berkeley DB, Berkeley DB Java Edition or Berkeley DB XML at no charge under the condition that if you use the software in an application you redistribute, the complete source code for your application must be available and freely redistributable under reasonable conditions. and What must I release as open source? Under the open source license, you must release the complete source code for the application that uses Berkeley DB, Berkeley DB Java Edition or Berkeley DB XML. You do not need to release the source code for components that are generally installed on the operating system on which your application runs, such as system header files or libraries I can't see that saying that "elephant uses DBD", and my app uses elephant, so I don't have to release the sources to my app is in accordance with the above license. I'm deeply interested in finding out where Oracle states those "friendly terms" you are referring to. Can you post a pointer? Thanks, Alain Picard This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. _______________________________________________ elephant-devel site list elephant-devel@common-lisp.net http://common-lisp.net/mailman/listinfo/elephant-devel
