[Asterisk-Dev] RE: Asterisk license (fwd)

[Mark Spencer]

Just FYI, MySQL stuff has been pulled from Asterisk since apparently now
the client libraries are under GPL and not LGPL (and thus are incompatible
with OpenH323).  You may check out the MySQL code under "asterisk-addons",
but you should not use both MySQL and OpenH323 (OpenSSL is also
questionable) in the same Asterisk installation unless you downgrade your
MySQL client libraries to a version that is before they GPL'd it.

Sorry for the added inconvenience.  I'm including the message from MySQL
if any of you would like to try to encourage them to LGPL their client
library again.  Thanks!

Mark

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:02:50 -0700
From: Gerardo Narvaja <gerardo at mysql.com>
To: 'Mark Spencer' <markster at digium.com>
Subject: RE: Asterisk license

Dear Mark,

About a year ago we switched the client libraries from LGPL to GPL or
commercial license. So for your GPL version you should be OK, for the
non GPL version I can put you in touch with the proper rep to discuss
the possibilities.

Best regards,

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Spencer [mailto:markster at digium.com]
> Sent: Friday, 26 September, 2003 12:44
> To: Gerardo Narvaja
> Subject: Re: Asterisk license
>
> > I learned about Asterisk through a prospect. My name is Gerardo
> > Narvaja and I work for MySQL. As you probably know, MySQL is
> > distributed under a dual license mode: GPL and commercial license.
> It
> > is not clear which license does Asterisk use, but I would
> recommend
> > you abide by the GPL. You will find the complete GPL text and FAQ
> at
> > http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. I make this recommendation
> > because not all Open Source licenses are compatible with our
> policies
> > and it doesn't look like you favor any other license in
> particular.
> > This license also makes sure that if anyone creates another
> software
> > product based on Asterisk, it remains Open Source.
>
> We also dual license Asterisk under GPL and commercial license.
> However,
> we do not link to mysql, except for the mysql client libraries which
> I
> believe are public domain, correct?
>
> Mark