How i can use MySQL connector/J with GPL compliance?

[Jou Sung-Shik]

Thanks, a lot!
I'm very appreciated about your opinion.
It is helpful because I'm studing GPL compliance.

*I* *had* *a* *sudden question during read several mails about GPL
compliance.*

1) I want to know more case about gray area of GPL compliance.

I had a send question  to gpl-violation mailinglist about Revolution R. (It
is proprietary software)
2) Are there no gray area of GPL compliance? (perfectly GPL complianced?)

I wonder about that..

Have a nice day.

Regards
Jou



2011/10/21 Henrik Nordström <henrik at henriknordstrom.net>

> Misread your message slightly earlier, thinking you wanted to link a
> proprietary module into a GPL licensed program. Here is a new attempt to
> answer.
>
> tor 2011-10-20 klockan 16:58 +0900 skrev Jou Sung-Shik:
>
> > I think it is possible,
> > If my source code has no compile time dependency with MySQL
> > connector/J,
> > end-user can change their DBMS without modification of source code.
>
> End user is obviously free to change their DBMS or other sytems
> componends with no legal impact on your proprietary license. But it's
> important that you license & distribute your software in such manner
> that it is obvious your proprietary program is not derived from or
> requiring the mentioned GPL component to run.
>
> Dynamic linking of GPL components into proprietary programs is not OK,
> but there is nothing in the GPL license that stops end-users from doing
> so at runtime (GPL license only restricts redistribution). And if the
> GPL component is a plugin to a framework you are using then it's a
> cleaner separation than normal dynamic linking of libraries even if
> there is still (dynamic) linking taking place.
>
> > But I don't know certainly..
>
> No body does. It is a grey area.
>
> And since it's a grey area you need to include the perceived intentions
> of the software authors in your risk calculation and a nuber of other
> unknown factors.
>
> Regards
> Henrik
>
>


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