Apache licensing clash ?

[Alan Cox]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 10:43:18PM -0600, Chris Adams wrote:
> file).  For example, the db4, pcre, and gdbm libraries all list "GPL" as
> the license, yet Apache is linked against them.  I though that db4 was a
> under a BSDish license, not the GPL.  The pcre license seems to be

db4 is BSDish correct, as is pcre.

> all documentation actually) is omitted from the RPMs; I only found it in
> the source.  The gdbm library does appear to be under the GPL however.

That may be an error in this case.

> What makes MySQL different than these?  If the MySQL client library
> being under the GPL is a problem for Apache (for example), then so is
> the gdbm library (and potentially others) that are currently being
> linked with Apache.

The gdbm link with apache seems to be problematic yes unless there was
special permission given.

Mark ?

Alan