Effect of the MySQL FLOSS License Exception?

[John Cowan]

nospam+pixelglow.com at pixelglow.com scripsit:

> Treatment of independent work under GPL:
> if combined, all must be under GPL
> if seperate, each can be under different license

No.  If you distribute a binary that is compiled from multiple pieces
of source some of which are under the GPL, then all the sources
must be GPL-compatible (BSD is GPL-compatible, and a list can be
found at www.gnu.org), but they need not all be GPL.

> Treatment of independent work under GPL + FLOSS Exception:
> if combined or seperate, each can be under different license

The requirement for GPL-compatibility is waived, but the source
under the GPL+Exception stays that way.

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