mysql 4.x and fedoracore2

[Aly Dharshi]

Unless the Java applet has something that links against MySQL JDBC or uses 
low-level libs.

Paul Howarth wrote:
> Birju Prajapati wrote:
> 
>> OK...what I dont get is that there are so many websites that profit 
>> from MySQL running things other than PHP (where there is an 'optional 
>> GPL Licence').
> 
> 
> An exception has to be made for PHP because the PHP license is not 
> GPL-compatible.
> 
>> So are these companies 'distributing binaries'?
> 
> 
> No, they're not. They're running an application and not necessarily 
> distributing that application to anyone else.
> 
>> Will they have to reveal their source?
> 
> 
> No.
> 
>> Can HTML be defined as a binary??!!
> 
> 
> No. It's not linked to the MySQL database.
> 
>> If the website has a Java applet, this is a binary, right?
> 
> 
> It's a binary but it's not linked to the MySQL libraries so it doesn't 
> need to be GPL.
> 
> Paul.
> 

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