[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-200) Are Apache projects allowed to ship mysql-jdbc-connector in binary convenience releases?

["Pierre Smits (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Pierre Smits commented on LEGAL-200:
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You can use a maven configuration or an ant-ivy setup to define the connector your product works with and have the configurator have it download to its proper place.

> Are Apache projects allowed to ship mysql-jdbc-connector in binary convenience releases?
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>                 Key: LEGAL-200
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-200
>             Project: Legal Discuss
>          Issue Type: Question
>            Reporter: Jakob Frank
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> The mysql-jdbc-connector is GPLv2 [1, 2], but has a FOSS License Exception [3].
> Does this exception allow Apache projects to bundle the binary of the mysql-jdbc-connector within a convenience binary?
> [1] http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/
> [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
> [3] http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception/



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