| 1 | MySQL FLOSS License Exception
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| 3 | The MySQL AB Exception for Free/Libre and Open Source
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| 4 | Software-only Applications Using MySQL Client Libraries (the
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| 5 | "FLOSS Exception").
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| 6 |
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| 7 | Version 0.6, 7 March 2007
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| 8 |
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| 9 | Exception Intent
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| 10 |
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| 11 | We want specified Free/Libre and Open Source Software (``FLOSS'')
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| 12 | applications to be able to use specified GPL-licensed MySQL client
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| 13 | libraries (the ``Program'') despite the fact that not all FLOSS
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| 14 | licenses are compatible with version 2 of the GNU General Public
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| 15 | License (the ``GPL'').
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| 16 |
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| 17 | Legal Terms and Conditions
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| 18 |
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| 19 | As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0
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| 20 | of the GPL:
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| 21 |
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| 22 | 1. You are free to distribute a Derivative Work that is formed
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| 23 | entirely from the Program and one or more works (each, a
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| 24 | "FLOSS Work") licensed under one or more of the licenses
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| 25 | listed below in section 1, as long as:
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| 26 | a. You obey the GPL in all respects for the Program and the
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| 27 | Derivative Work, except for identifiable sections of the
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| 28 | Derivative Work which are not derived from the Program,
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| 29 | and which can reasonably be considered independent and
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| 30 | separate works in themselves,
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| 31 | b. all identifiable sections of the Derivative Work which
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| 32 | are not derived from the Program, and which can
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| 33 | reasonably be considered independent and separate works
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| 34 | in themselves,
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| 35 | i. are distributed subject to one of the FLOSS licenses
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| 36 | listed below, and
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| 37 | ii. the object code or executable form of those sections
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| 38 | are accompanied by the complete corresponding
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| 39 | machine-readable source code for those sections on
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| 40 | the same medium and under the same FLOSS license as
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| 41 | the corresponding object code or executable forms of
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| 42 | those sections, and
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| 43 | c. any works which are aggregated with the Program or with a
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| 44 | Derivative Work on a volume of a storage or distribution
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| 45 | medium in accordance with the GPL, can reasonably be
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| 46 | considered independent and separate works in themselves
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| 47 | which are not derivatives of either the Program, a
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| 48 | Derivative Work or a FLOSS Work.
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| 49 | If the above conditions are not met, then the Program may only
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| 50 | be copied, modified, distributed or used under the terms and
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| 51 | conditions of the GPL or another valid licensing option from
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| 52 | MySQL AB.
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| 53 |
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| 54 | 2. FLOSS License List
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| 55 |
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| 56 | License name Version(s)/Copyright Date
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| 57 | Academic Free License 2.0
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| 58 | Apache Software License 1.0/1.1/2.0
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| 59 | Apple Public Source License 2.0
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| 60 | Artistic license From Perl 5.8.0
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| 61 | BSD license "July 22 1999"
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| 62 | Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) 1.0
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| 63 | Common Public License 1.0
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| 64 | Eclipse Public License 1.0
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| 65 | GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License (LGPL) 2.0/2.1
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| 66 | Jabber Open Source License 1.0
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| 67 | MIT license (As listed in file MIT-License.txt) ---
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| 68 | Mozilla Public License (MPL) 1.0/1.1
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| 69 | Open Software License 2.0
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| 70 | OpenSSL license (with original SSLeay license) "2003" ("1998")
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| 71 | PHP License 3.0
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| 72 | Python license (CNRI Python License) ---
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| 73 | Python Software Foundation License 2.1.1
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| 74 | Sleepycat License "1999"
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| 75 | University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License ---
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| 76 | W3C License "2001"
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| 77 | X11 License "2001"
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| 78 | Zlib/libpng License ---
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| 79 | Zope Public License 2.0
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| 80 |
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| 81 | Due to the many variants of some of the above licenses, we
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| 82 | require that any version follow the 2003 version of the Free
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| 83 | Software Foundation's Free Software Definition
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| 84 | (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) or version 1.9 of
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| 85 | the Open Source Definition by the Open Source Initiative
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| 86 | (http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php).
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| 87 |
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| 88 | 3. Definitions
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| 89 |
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| 90 | a. Terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the
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| 91 | meaning provided in the GPL.
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| 92 | b. Derivative Work means a derivative work under copyright
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| 93 | law.
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| 94 |
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| 95 | 4. Applicability: This FLOSS Exception applies to all Programs
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| 96 | that contain a notice placed by MySQL AB saying that the
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| 97 | Program may be distributed under the terms of this FLOSS
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| 98 | Exception. If you create or distribute a work which is a
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| 99 | Derivative Work of both the Program and any other work
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| 100 | licensed under the GPL, then this FLOSS Exception is not
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| 101 | available for that work; thus, you must remove the FLOSS
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| 102 | Exception notice from that work and comply with the GPL in all
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| 103 | respects, including by retaining all GPL notices. You may
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| 104 | choose to redistribute a copy of the Program exclusively under
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| 105 | the terms of the GPL by removing the FLOSS Exception notice
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| 106 | from that copy of the Program, provided that the copy has
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| 107 | never been modified by you or any third party.
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| 108 |
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| 109 | Appendix A. Qualified Libraries and Packages
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| 110 |
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| 111 | The following is a non-exhaustive list of libraries and packages
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| 112 | which are covered by the FLOSS License Exception. Please note that
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| 113 | this appendix is provided merely as an additional service to
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| 114 | specific FLOSS projects wishing to simplify licensing information
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| 115 | for their users. Compliance with one of the licenses noted under
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| 116 | the "FLOSS license list" section remains a prerequisite.
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| 117 |
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| 118 | Package Name Qualifying License and Version
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| 119 | Apache Portable Runtime (APR) Apache Software License 2.0 |
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