RE: License Question - Hardy, Allan - com.mysql.lists.plusplus

25 messages in com.mysql.lists.plusplusRE: License Question

From	Sent On	Attachments
Hardy, Allan	08 Nov 2005 16:11
Chris Frey	08 Nov 2005 16:25
Hardy, Allan	08 Nov 2005 18:20
Chris Frey	08 Nov 2005 19:19
Warren Young	09 Nov 2005 05:05
Warren Young	09 Nov 2005 05:08
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 10:02
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 10:12
Warren Young	09 Nov 2005 10:12
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 10:29
Warren Young	09 Nov 2005 10:47
Chris Frey	09 Nov 2005 10:51
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 10:58
Chris Frey	09 Nov 2005 11:00
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 11:01
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 11:03
Warren Young	09 Nov 2005 11:52
Warren Young	09 Nov 2005 11:55
Chris Frey	09 Nov 2005 12:49
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 13:00
Warren Young	09 Nov 2005 13:13
Chris Frey	09 Nov 2005 13:15
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 13:24
Hardy, Allan	09 Nov 2005 13:46
mysq...@etr-usa.com	10 Nov 2005 12:10	.txt

Subject:	RE: License Question
From:	Hardy, Allan (alla...@lmco.com)
Date:	11/09/2005 11:01:12 AM
List:	com.mysql.lists.plusplus

Chris

As I noted to Warren, what started all this was the statement in the MySQL web site that because it used LGPL that it was not useful for closed source applications.

Which runs counter to what LGPL was about. It seems that the only way this is the case is if MySQL++ is used in static link fashion.

Allan

-----Original Message----- From: Chris Frey [mailto:cdf...@foursquare.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:51 PM To: plus...@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: License Question

On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 01:29:42PM -0500, Hardy, Allan wrote:

What I meant by no significant advantages is that as you said, providing the object code and pieces needed to do this is onerous, and

while it is technically/legally a choice its very impractical, right?

I mean I believe that's what I hear you and chris saying?

I'm not saying there's no significant advantage. If you're writing closed source apps, the LGPL is a significant advantage, since it lets you do it at all.

I'm not sure what your goal or real question is anymore. :-) Originally, mysql++ and mysql could be used, via LGPL, in closed source apps. That has since changed for mysql, but not for mysql++.

If closed source is your goal, then as Warren mentioned, buy a commercial license from MySQL AB that lets you link with mysql++, and everybody's happy. mysql++'s LGPL won't stop you in this case, as I understand it.