[Nick Kew] > I'm aware of the Debian issue. A couple of weeks ago I posted > to your bugs database in an effort to resolve this. It's > documented in my blog, at > http://bahumbug.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/apacheaprmysql-packaging/ Ah, indeed you did. I'm sorry for not noticing your earlier post - I think at the time I wasn't subscribed to the list that receives bug updates. > In brief, yes, I'm happy for you to package this in Debian under the > GPL. If you prefer, you may instead invoke MySQL's exception and > include it in an APR-UTIL package under the Apache License 2.0. So, to be sure I understand - even if you relicense apr_dbd_mysql.c as Apache License 2.0, the ASF will still not want to ship it due to its use of libmysqlclient? Regardless, I think relicensing apr_dbd_mysql.c as AL2.0 is probably the best solution, certainly that would make it easiest to explain the situation to an outsider. I'm satisfied with your email to declare your dual-license intent, but some people would be more convinced with an equivalent declaration in the source code itself. Does this look reasonable? Thanks, Peter --- apr_dbd_mysql.c +++ apr_dbd_mysql.c @@ -4,16 +4,19 @@ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or -(at your option) any later version. +(at your option) any later version, or (at your option) the Apache +License 2.0 as published by the Apache Software Foundation. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -GNU General Public License for more details. +GNU General Public License or the Apache License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. +You may obtain a copy of the Apache License 2.0 at: +http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 */
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