Re: MySQL FOSS Exception
On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 04:34:33PM +0000, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> Francesco P. Lovergine <frankie@debian.org> wrote:
> > http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing/foss-exception.html
>
> > A few programs link currently the old non-GPL libmysqlclient10 in order
> > to retain compatibility with other free licenses which have known
> > problems and require exceptions (e.g. openssl). AFAIK the new
> > statement should allow all those program to link the current
> > libmysqlclient instead. See proftpd-mysql for an example of such kind
> > of programs.
>
> Could you readjust my glasses? You explicitely mention OpenSSL but I
> cannot see it on the webpage. Is 'BSD license "July 22 1999"' supposed
> to apply?
>
Mmm, I'm quite miopic too, anyway both licenses in openssl are bsd-like
(with advertising clauses) and they are compatible with OpenSource Initiative
criteria, as pointed in http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php.
So they are acceptable for MySQL FOSS exception.
--
Francesco P. Lovergine
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