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by Chuck Short
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This work was packaged for Debian by: |
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Chuck Short <zulcss@ubuntu.com> on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:02:31 -0500 |
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It was downloaded from <http://www.mysql.com> |
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Copyright: |
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According to the file "COPYING" all parts of this package are licenced |
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under the terms of the GNU GPL Version 2 of which a copy is available |
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in /usr/share/common-licenses. |
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To allow free software with other licences than the GPL to link against the |
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shared library, special terms for "derived works" are defined in the file |
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"EXCEPTIONS-CLIENT" which is quoted below. |
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More information can be found on http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/ |
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The manual had to be removed as it is not free in the sense of the |
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Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). |
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> Appendix I MySQL FLOSS License Exception |
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> **************************************** |
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> Version 0.3, 10 February 2005 |
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>
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> The MySQL AB Exception for Free/Libre and Open Source Software-only |
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> Applications Using MySQL Client Libraries (the "FLOSS Exception"). |
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> Exception Intent |
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> ================ |
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> We want specified Free/Libre and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") |
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> applications to be able to use specified GPL-licensed MySQL client |
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> libraries (the "Program") despite the fact that not all FLOSS licenses |
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> are compatible with version 2 of the GNU General Public License (the |
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> "GPL"). |
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>
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> Legal Terms and Conditions |
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> ========================== |
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> As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of the |
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> GPL: |
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> 1. You are free to distribute a Derivative Work that is formed |
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> entirely from the Program and one or more works (each, a "FLOSS |
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> Work") licensed under one or more of the licenses listed below in |
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> section 1, as long as: |
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> a. You obey the GPL in all respects for the Program and the |
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> Derivative Work, except for identifiable sections of the |
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> Derivative Work which are not derived from the Program, and |
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> which can reasonably be considered independent and separate |
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> works in themselves, |
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> b. all identifiable sections of the Derivative Work which are not |
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> derived from the Program, and which can reasonably be |
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> considered independent and separate works in themselves, |
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>
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> i |
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> are distributed subject to one of the FLOSS licenses |
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> listed below, and |
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>
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> ii |
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> the object code or executable form of those sections are |
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> accompanied by the complete corresponding |
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> machine-readable source code for those sections on the |
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> same medium and under the same FLOSS license as the |
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> corresponding object code or executable forms of those |
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> sections, and |
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> c. any works which are aggregated with the Program or with a |
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> Derivative Work on a volume of a storage or distribution |
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> medium in accordance with the GPL, can reasonably be |
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> considered independent and separate works in themselves which |
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> are not derivatives of either the Program, a Derivative Work |
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> or a FLOSS Work. |
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> If the above conditions are not met, then the Program may only be |
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> copied, modified, distributed or used under the terms and |
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> conditions of the GPL or another valid licensing option from MySQL |
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> AB. |
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>
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> 2. FLOSS License List |
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> *License name* *Version(s)/Copyright Date* |
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> Academic Free License 2.0 |
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> Apache Software License 1.0/1.1/2.0 |
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> Apple Public Source License 2.0 |
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> Artistic license From Perl 5.8.0 |
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> BSD license "July 22 1999" |
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> Common Public License 1.0 |
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> GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public 2.0/2.1 |
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> License (LGPL) |
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> Jabber Open Source License 1.0 |
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> MIT license - |
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> Mozilla Public License (MPL) 1.0/1.1 |
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> Open Software License 2.0 |
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> OpenSSL license (with original SSLeay "2003" ("1998") |
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> license) |
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> PHP License 3.0 |
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> Python license (CNRI Python License) - |
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> Python Software Foundation License 2.1.1 |
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> Sleepycat License "1999" |
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> W3C License "2001" |
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> X11 License "2001" |
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> Zlib/libpng License - |
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> Zope Public License 2.0 |
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> Due to the many variants of some of the above licenses, we require |
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> that any version follow the 2003 version of the Free Software |
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> Foundation's Free Software Definition |
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> (`http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html') or version 1.9 of |
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> the Open Source Definition by the Open Source Initiative |
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> (`http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php'). |
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>
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> 3. Definitions |
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> a. Terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning |
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> provided in the GPL. |
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> b. Derivative Work means a derivative work under copyright law. |
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> 4. Applicability This FLOSS Exception applies to all Programs that |
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> contain a notice placed by MySQL AB saying that the Program may be |
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> distributed under the terms of this FLOSS Exception. If you |
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> create or distribute a work which is a Derivative Work of both the |
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> Program and any other work licensed under the GPL, then this FLOSS |
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> Exception is not available for that work; thus, you must remove |
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> the FLOSS Exception notice from that work and comply with the GPL |
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> in all respects, including by retaining all GPL notices. You may |
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> choose to redistribute a copy of the Program exclusively under the |
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> terms of the GPL by removing the FLOSS Exception notice from that |
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> copy of the Program, provided that the copy has never been |
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> modified by you or any third party. |