On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Brian Behlendorf wrote: > We should be specific here - this only applies, AFAIK, to applications > that statically link with MySQL code, creating a derivative work. So if > you've got a C app that links to MySQL client libs, and you ship that, > then you are shipping a derivative work of the client libs. The client > libs, though (at least the Java JDBC driver, AFAIK) are LGPL, meaning the > rules are slightly easier.
No, this was changed recently. New versions of both the MySQL 3.23.x and the MySQL 4.x client libraries are now under the GPL, not the LGPL. I have talked to them about this and they are considering making an exception for open source projects that are under an OSI-approved license. This was actually my motivation for getting the OSI stamp of approval on the PHP License. -Rasmus -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
