On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 12:46 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On Fri, January 21, 2005 12:19 pm, Troy Engel said:
> > Thanks for the URL, Donovan. Ok this really is not good, is it still the
> > licensing snafu/issue with MySQL 4.x that Redhat doesn't like? Something
> > about a change regarding to linking to 4.x libs and the LGPL I remember
> > reading...
> >
> > Increasing we're having to hybrid all our servers (run the mysql client
> > RPMS for 3.x, but server binaries for 4.0 over in /usr/local/) for more
> > and more projects that need the 4.0 features. I've also read that with
> > 4.1 server binaries, the 3.x client apps will no longer work?
> >
> > sigh. They're killin us out here in the trenches...
> >
> > -te
> >
> The mysql in 4.0beta is indeed 3.23.58, but there is now a mysql-4.1.9 in
> rawhide, so it seems that they have worked out the licensing issues.
>
> It is possible that 4.1.x can be released in RHEL 4 (and so in CentOS-4 as
> well). If it is not, I'll build a mysql-4 and make it an extras or
> contrib build for CentOS-4 final ... because I want to use the new
> administrator and it is only for mysql-4.
>
>
> > donavan nelson wrote:
> >>
> >> I haven't seen an update one the mysql4 issues for RH. You and everyone
> >> else can check current package releases here:
> >>
> >> mysql is the 3.whatever release in CentOS4b2
> >>
> >> http://beta.centos.org/centos/4.0beta/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/
> >
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> > Troy Engel | Systems Engineer
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>
Wondering if this has something to do with AB coming after people for
licensing revenue, in violation of the mysql EULA.
After seeing a buddy of mine's firm get nailed for 1.5 million dollars I
learned at his firms expense.
Ted
