On Monday 19 January 2004 18:53, Liam Bedford wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 06:47:58PM +0000, Niall O Broin wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 05:04:32PM +0000, John Allman wrote:
> > > * it to be completely in php with a database backend. at least mysql
> > > (but with the current rumblings about the new licence it would be nice
> >
> > Which rumblings are these ?
>> the GPL incompatible php license, and the GPL mysql license for
> non-commercial use. Or vice-versa, or something. Basically means
> that you can't distribute php_mod_mysql. (legally)
>> You're perfectly capable of googling for it.
Now I am, yes, given that you've given me another tiny nugget i.e. that the
problem is nothing to do with a new license for MySQL specifically but rather
with a clash betweeen PHP's license and that of MySQL 4.1. Given that, Mr.
Google was most informative when asked about "php mysql license". Simply
asking Mr. Google about "mysql license" was no help at all.
But in any event, it seems that MySQL AB is working on a license exemption
specifically for PHP so hopefully (for PHP users) everything will be alright
soon.
--
Niall
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