Re: Will mysql 4 be in FC2?

[Nathan Bryant <nbryant optonline net>]

Ken Snider wrote:
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> Charles R. Anderson wrote:
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> | No.  Due to the client library license change to GPL, it is of
> | questionable legality to link mysql 4 client libraries to other
> | components in FC2, such as php, perl, and apache.
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> Has anyone talked to MySQL AG about this? It's seems unlikely this move was
> intended to *slow down* adoption of MySQL 4.

GPL, in theory, allows them to make more money selling commercial 
licenses to closed-source shops.