Re[2]: Licence

Hello David,
Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 9:48:57 PM, you wrote:
> The extensions and any libraries that get linked into compiled code
> through mmc should definitely be under the LGPL. The language files 
> themselves should probably stay under the GPL.

Compiled DSO don't need Moto codex files, so all those extensions must
be inside of DSO. And that's why they cannot be even LGPL for closed
source. Maybe solution is to make some switch in mmc to treat codex
externally, so even that we have to have Moto installed locally - we
can now make closed-source applications.

> I've avoided all the license files for some time however and I really 
> don't know what the standards are for documenting which components are 
> under what license.
> Anyone want to explain to me which files I need to change to make this
> the case ... or even better, send me a patch file ?

Moisa don't know what parts of what sources are used, so I can't help
you with that. And remember that moto developers have to accept all
the licence changes that they commit.

[PS. My work with mmc can be considered even public domain if you
want to ;) ]

> Note that currently there are probably licensing problems distributing 
> mmc compiled modules that use codex.db.mysql commercially since MySQL 
> AB has license restrictions on the mysql db drivers.

IIRC non-GPL application can't be sold if they using only MySQL DB. If
we can disable MySQL and without loosing functionality use files or
other DB (PostgreSQL) we still don't have to have licence from MySQL
AB.

Maybe just ask them directly? :) Maybe this could be also a
possibility to be mentioned on MySQL.com? :>

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