MySQL Connector/J license change, was: > Re: [Jython-dev] Let's make an interim release

[Kevin J. B. <jyt...@sa...>]

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>From: Daniel Rall <dl...@fi...>
>Martin Krueger <mar...@ch...> writes:
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>>> Hi!
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>>> Just thought I mention it, the mm.mysql driver is now called
>>> Connector/J, current version is 3.0.6, it can be downloaded at
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>>> http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-jdbc-stable.html.
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>It's also now GPL'd, rather than LGPL'd like most releases of the
>MM.MySQL driver.
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Does that cause Jython issues?   (Probably not, but keep reading)

 From discussions on the Debian list, there's apparently a 
GPL-incompatibility in the Jython license, and some Debian was concerned 
about the inclusion of the Readline stuff (because it links to the GPL'd 
gnu readline library).

I believe the clause of concern is the JPython clause specifying the 
laws of Virgina (see 
http://www.fsf.org/licenses/license-list.html#PythonOld).

And we probably have about as much chance of getting a license change 
from CNRI as getting the "jpython" name, right?

kb