Re: Including Mysql in the Main Distrubation

[Kevin Atkinson <kevina@clark.net>]

Martin Schulze wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Jun 13, 1998 at 01:48:58AM -0400, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> > After carefully reading over the license of Mysql it seems like it could
> > be included in the main
> > distribution area.
> >
> > I am wondering exactly what parts are preventing it from being
> > included.
> >
> > Is it that you must purchase it if you wish to develop commercial
> > applications that require it?
> 
> Please go back and reed the Mysql license and the Debian Free
> Software Guidelines.
> 
> >From the Mysql copyright:
> 
> Copyright:
> 
>                         MYSQL FREE PUBLIC LICENSE
>                         (Version 4, March 5, 1995)
> 
> 2.  Restrictions.
> 
> This license is subject to the following restrictions:
> 
> (a) Distribution of the Program or any work based on the Program by a
> commercial organization to any third party is prohibited if any payment is
> made in connection with such distribution, whether directly (as in payment
> for a copy of the Program) or indirectly (as in payment for some service
> related to the Program, or payment for some product or service that
> includes a copy of the Program "without charge"; these are only examples,
> and not an exhaustive enumeration of prohibited activities).  However, the
> following methods of distribution involving payment shall not in and of
> themselves be a violation of this restriction:
> 
>         (i) Posting the Program on a public access information storage
> and retrieval service for which a fee is received for retrieving
> information (such as an on-line service), provided that the fee is not
> content-dependent (i.e., the fee would be the same for retrieving the
> same volume of information consisting of random data).
> 
>         (ii) Distributing the Program on a CD-ROM, provided that the
> files containing the Program are reproduced entirely and verbatim on such
> CD-ROM, and provided further that all information on such CD-ROM be
> redistributable for non-commercial purposes without charge.
> 
> [..]
> 
> (c) You must meet all of the following conditions with respect to the
> distribution of any work based on the Program:
> 
> [..]
> 
>         (ii) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that
> in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part
> thereof, to be licensed as a whole and at no charge to all third parties
> under the terms of this License;
> 
> [..]
> 
> This fails #1 of the DFSG as written:
> 
>     1. Free Redistribution
>        The license of a Debian component may not restrict any party from
>        selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate
>        software distribution containing programs from several different
>        sources. The license may not require a royalty or other fee for
>        such sale.
> 

Thanks, sorry I wasted your time.


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