Re: Please recompile packages against libmysqlclient12.

[Christian Hammers <ch@debian.org>]

On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 04:10:11PM +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
> > > > So, what *am* I supposed to do? Rebuild against libmysqlclient12
> > > > and break licenses? Not rebuild and have an uninstallable snort-mysql? 
> > > 
> > > The only viable approaches seem to be (in random order)
> > > 
> > > * fork libmysqlclient 
> > > * convince the MySQL folks to revert their license change
> > > * switch to postgres
> > > * get upstream developers to add a clause to their license to permit
> > >   linking to OpenSSL or move to GnuTLS (only an option if your
> > >   application has an GPL compatible license)
> > 
> > Can libmysqlclient be built without encryption support (OpenSSL or
> > GnuTLS)?

libmysqlclient10 and 11 do not support OpenSSL. libmysqlclient12 does
optionally link against OpenSSL. 

OpenSSL will stay in the main mysql packages but I ask the MySQL people
if they understood which problems the license change implies and if they
want to keep it. In the meantime, the best thing is probably to add an 
upstream permission to link against OpenSSL.

bye,

-christian.-  

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