[Qt-interest] mysql, windows and odbc

[André Somers]

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[mailto:qt-interest-bounces at trolltech.com] Namens Sandro Cavazzoni
Verzonden: woensdag 7 oktober 2009 15:36
Aan: qt-interest at trolltech.com
Onderwerp: [Qt-interest] mysql, windows and odbc


I'm not using native MYSQL driver because, i suppose, compiling it in my 
application i'll broke LGPL license (mysql is GPL). So i'm using the 
integrated standard ODBC connection and i've installed MYSQL ODBC 
CONNECTOR on my OS. In this way, i suppose, i don't broke any LGPL 
license with my application (someone could confirm it?).

This is not something to just "suppose" about. Look into this, because it
would be a much better solution to use MySql directly instead of going
through ODBC. AFAIK, you *are* allowed to use MySql in a GPL-ed application.
Actually, you are allowed to link to MySql code even from a closed source
application. You can not just embed code from MySql, but that is not what
you are doing when you compile and link the database driver.

André