Re: OpenOffice 2.0 chooses HSQLDB as embedded database
John Zoetebier <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.db.mckoi |
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| Organization | Transparent Systems |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 16:23, Okyere, Emmanuel II wrote: > Geert, > > IANAL, but from my understanding, as long as you _distribute_ GPLed code > that your application uses (in any form, binary/source), your > application/code (the client app) becomes GPLed too, unless you are given a > separate license from the license holder. > > As Toby mentions, if you distribute your application _without_ the linked > code, and ask the end-user to install it separately, then you are free to > choose whatever license you distribute _your application_ under; but of > course, if you are targeting less-savvy users with your application, then > this really isn't an option. This is exactly the problem. In all honesty you cannot expect to distribute a software package and leave it up to the end-user to download the required GPL libraries. This is not realistic. In my situation it simply means I have to shift to HSQLDB. -- John Zoetebier Web site: http://www.transparent.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------- Mckoi SQL Database mailing list http://www.mckoi.com/database/ To unsubscribe, send a message to [email protected]