Re: About GPL and proprietary software - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Christopher Browne
Subject Re: About GPL and proprietary software
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Msg-id m3ekz1gt4a.fsf@chvatal.cbbrowne.com
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In response to About GPL and proprietary software  (Kaarel <kaarel@future.ee>)
Responses Re: About GPL and proprietary software  (Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>)
Re: About GPL and proprietary software  (Kaarel <kaarel@future.ee>)
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ron.l.johnson@cox.net (Ron Johnson) wrote:
> That "_by whatever means_" seems to include "network link", and that
> doesn't sound right.

Ah, but in order to use it over the network link you need to be
running their server software, on the one side, and their client
access software, on the other.  Both sides are linked to GPL-licensed
software.

Your client software has to link in software belonging to MySQL AB,
and that's where they are now "biting" people on this.

This is one of the reasons why the PHP people removed bundled MySQL
support in version 5 back in June.
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