From: Steph
Date: February 22 2004 1:17am
Subject: RE: License Name?
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afaik I know that's already being discussed.  I thought that was why we were
here.

but I could have mis-read the smoke-signals of course.

Zak, comments?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Hillyer [mailto:mike@stripped]
> Sent: 22 February 2004 00:53
> To: community@stripped
> Subject: License Name?
>
>
> Hello Again;
>
> Now here's another question: MySQL uses the GPL, but it seems like this
> leaves a lot of room for interpretation. In addition, modifications are
> already being made to the license to allow for linking in PHP. Is
> it perhaps
> time to implement the changes as "The MySQL License"?
>
> When MySQL uses the GPL as "The GPL" it makes me wonder whose
> interpretation
> of the GPL is final in licensing issues: is it MySQL AB's
> interpretation or
> the FSF's that applies? Perhaps a naming of "The MySQL Open License" and
> "The MySQl Commercial License" would make it clear that the license is
> specific to MySQL and MySQL AB is the final decider.
>
> Now of course this could potentially piss off a certain number of
> people. I
> can imagine the comments on Slashdot now, some ok and some saying
> this makes
> MySQL non-Open Source. Some would complain that MySQL AB being the final
> decider on license interpretation means MySQL AB can always
> decide in their
> favor.
>
> Just one more thing to ponder...
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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