Re: GPL linking question
On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 10:03:07PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 11:52:46AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> > The application is to be distributed (sold) under a proprietary license.
> >
> > I suppose an application is linked to the database server a bit more
> > than a compiler/kernel or an editor/shell as in the GPL FAQ's examples.
> >
> > Sounds like this would be in breech of the GPL?
>
> If the application requires GPLed code, then yes.
Requires in any sense? The app could use other SQL databases,
but would be bundled with MySQL and that would be the default
(and what most end users would use).
Thanks,
Hamish
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