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Re: sql.el: Is MySQL free?
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Alex Schroeder |
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Re: sql.el: Is MySQL free? |
Date: |
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:39:16 +0200 |
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gerd.moellmann@t-online.de (Gerd Moellmann) writes:
> I guess that's something for you, Alex.
Sure, I will apply the patch on my local copy and send it to you, no
problem. What I cannot do, however, is confirm that MySQL is indeed
free software. I remember that I added this warning about MySQL being
non-free at the request of RMS, so perhaps he is in a better position
to say whether the documentation can be changed?
Alex.
> The documentation in sql-help and in sql-mysql says that MySQL is
> non-free. However on their web page
> (http://www.mysql.com/support/arrangements/copyrights.html) I read
> that they use a mix of GNU GPL and GNU LGPL plus some Berkeley-style
> license.
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