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From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: Fw: [gentoo-dev] mysql commercial
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:15:36
Message-Id: 200601161213.30209.pauldv@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: Fw: [gentoo-dev] mysql commercial by Steve Rodgers
1 On Tuesday 03 January 2006 21:35, Steve Rodgers wrote:
2 > thanks for the feedback.
3 > I agree - the gentoo build is excellent. It's only to meet with our
4 > legal obligations. That legal obligation arises from our non-GPL C app
5 > which links against libmysqlclient. Do you know if it would be enough
6 > to deploy and use the gentoo build of mysql but with our software
7 > linked against the commercial mysql libs?
8 >
9 > That would allow us to deploy the mysql side of things purely as an
10 > alternative lib.
11
12 You're probably better out talking with either a lawyer, or with mysql
13 themselves. And talking with mysql, get at least a written statement.
14
15 Paul
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18 Paul de Vrieze
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