Your code might not qualify for the linking excepetion, but users of your code can use the inking exception to licence their product however they choose.
- michael dykman On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:43 PM, James Ots <my...@jamesots.com> wrote: > I don't think I can use a linking exception when I license my code, as > the GPL says I must license my code with the same licence that the > original code used. > > James Ots > > On 8 April 2012 00:52, Michael Dykman <mdyk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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 >> > > -- > 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
