MySQL Reference Manual for version 4.0.18.

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19.1.15.7 Licensing the Embedded Server

The MySQL source code is covered by the GNU GPL license (see section G. GNU General Public License). One result of this is that any program which includes, by linking with libmysqld, the MySQL source code must be released as free software (under a license compatible with the GPL).

We encourage everyone to promote free software by releasing code under the GPL or a compatible license. For those who are not able to do this, another option is to purchase a commercial license for the MySQL code from MySQL AB. For details, please see 1.4.3 MySQL Licenses.



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