Oh, Okay I see now. -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Fearn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Keeping track of information inside the game
No, it's the otherway around. If your program is not GPL then you can't distribute the GPL version of MySQL you need to buy a commercial license. So if you aren't going to distribute MySQL there is no problem with _any_ program you distribute, and if you write GPL stuff you can distribute GPL MySQL. It's only if you want to distribute MySQL with your program you run in to this problem. Jeff On 8/3/05, Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought the keyword was, if you use MySQL in a program that's for > commercial use, you have to pay for a license. > > Isn't commercial when you charge people money to play or download the > plug-in/mod and the writer/development team profits off of it. > > So as long as the mod is freely available, > > - voogru. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Fearn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 6:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Keeping track of information inside the game > > On 8/3/05, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now what I think : > > I'm developping a plugin for CS:S (and other mods soon) and it will use > > mysql. I will distribute the source code if people ask me... > > Aside from the MySQL "Limited GPL" stupidity, if you hold that MySQL's > interpretation is correct (I don't) then releasing the code is > insufficient, you HAVE to GPL your code, which you can't because > Valve's license for the SDK is not GPL compatible. > > You either "violate" MySQLs interpretation of the GPL and leave > yourself open to a law suit from MySQL, or you GPL you code and risk a > suit from Valve, or you use PostrgreSQL and don't have to worry. It > seems obvious to me which is the most logical choice. > > Note that I don't think MySQL or Valve would actually bother to sue > you ... unless your plugin is super and lots of people use it :) > > Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
