[mod_python] Mysql 5.0 license

Graham Dumpleton grahamd at dscpl.com.au
Sat Jan 21 05:41:17 EST 2006


On 21/01/2006, at 9:04 PM, gnupun xd wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is it legal to for non-GPL website code to use PyMySql
> for MySql 4.1 or 5.0 connectivity?
>
> Python MySqlDb lists itself as GPL on their website:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/
>
> On the other hand MySql has Python on their "FLOSS
> license-exception" list:
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-floss-license- 
> exception.html
>
> Does this mean a MySql GPL client library can be used
> without converting the library-calling code to GPL?

This sort of question would be better asked on comp.lang.python  
newsgroup.

   http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python

Graham


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