Will FC2 have MySQL 4?

Nigel ncc-lists at rentokil.com
Tue Feb 24 11:21:55 UTC 2004


Doesn't the MySQL AB licence allow for non commercial redistribution?

That would allow FC but not AS, ES WS etc.

Regards,

Nigel.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WipeOut" <wipe_out at users.sourceforge.net>
To: <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Will FC2 have MySQL 4?


> Micha? Piotrowski wrote:
> 
> >I have read before that the cause why there is still MySQL 3.23
> >in FC is license problems (MySQL vs PHP).
> >Recently that problem was resolved by MySQL so I am wondering if
> >there will be MySQL 4 in FC2. It would be great.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for the answer.
> >Michal Piotrowski
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> I doubt it..
> 
> AFAIK MySQL made an exception for PHP to build against their libs but 
> not for everyone.. So I would guess that anything coming out of RedHat 
> (Fedora included) will be based on MySQL 3..
> 
> 
> 
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