mysql 4.x and fedoracore2
James Kosin
jkosin at beta.intcomgrp.com
Wed Oct 27 16:41:13 UTC 2004
Birju Prajapati wrote:
> OK...what I dont get is that there are so many websites that profit
> from MySQL running things other than PHP (where there is an 'optional
> GPL Licence'). So are these companies 'distributing binaries'? Will
> they have to reveal their source? Can HTML be defined as a binary??!!
> If the website has a Java applet, this is a binary, right?
>
>
Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes.
They have to reveal their source, unless they have a commercial license!
HTML, depends, for most SQL stuff YES, because you want security so you
will be hiding the source that calls the libraries, thereby breaking the
license agreement for GPL of open source. That is if you take the
license literally, without interpretation.
A java applet, definitely a binary. Unless you have a commercial
license you have to provide the source for this as well. Since most
java applets are downloaded to the client, this is definitely distribution.
I'm beginning to think everyone has this whole licensing issue blown out
of proportion. Where are the simple days of old. When open source
meant no strings attached and use at your own risk.
James Kosin
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