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Date:	Mon, 18 Dec 2000 12:15:02 -0500
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: delete old version?
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In-Reply-To:	<14910.18189.475000.41831@gargle.gargle.HOWL>; from Markus.Hoenicka@uth.tmc.edu on Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 05:19:09PM +0000

On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 05:19:09PM +0000, Markus Hoenicka wrote:
>I think in the case of MySQL the often-heard-on-this-list reason why
>they include B19-based clients is that no one cared to provide a newer
>port. It's also open source, so there is no point in waiting that
>"they" provide it. Port it and they'll be happy to include it.

Well, "they" should be providing the sources for Cygwin B19, then.  It
sounds like "they" aren't complying with the GPL.

cgf

>I personally was only interested in libmysql so far. It is possible to
>build it from the most recent sources with cygwin 1.1.6. I can provide
>the patches and build instructions if you need them. I didn't look at
>the clients yet, but it should not be impossible to build them
>too. They're on my todo list, but not at top priority.
>
>regards,
>Markus
>
>Chris Abbey writes:
> > At 17:55 12/17/00 -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > >If someone is releasing a version of cygwin they have to provide sources.
> > 
> > oh, right... duh... I wasn't even thinking of the sources aspect;
> > I was trying to figure out what kind of bizarre "thou shalt not ship
> > old shit" clause I was forgetting.
> > 
> > the configure script bug was trivial to fix... but they go off and redefine
> > a whole bunch of things out of system include headers and a lot of other
> > nasty stuff... bah, forget that... I don't need mySQL on windows *that* bad.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > now the forces of openness
> >      have a powerful and
> >      unexpected new ally
> >     http://ibm.com/linux/
> > 
> > 
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