Not quite true. Your driver would likely have to be published under GPL but that allows the linking exception which allows users of your driver to avoid having to open-source their own works which utilize the driver. Should someone decide to code bug fixes or extensions for your driver, those would necessarily be GPL.
- michael dykman On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 6:52 PM, James Ots <my...@jamesots.com> wrote: > I am writing a MySQL connector for the Dart programming language. I > was hoping to licence it under the BSD Licence, but since it uses > modified parts of mysql_com.h, which is licensed under the GPL, I'm > guessing that I'll have to licence my connector under the GPL as well? > And therefore, anyone who used the connector would also have to > licence their software under the GPL too? > > Am I correct about this? I looked at the FOSS exception, but it > doesn't seem to apply in this case. > > James Ots > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > -- - michael dykman - mdyk...@gmail.com May the Source be with you. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
