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There's a distinct possibility that it's not based on MySQL at all. From their prior discussions, this looks like a clean implementation that just uses its API,
by Sanddancer 11y ago
There's a distinct possibility that it's not based on MySQL at all. From their prior discussions, this looks like a clean implementation that just uses its API, so even if MySQL were AGPLed, Amazon wouldn't need to release anything.
- Zikes 11y agoBut thanks to recent rulings [1], APIs are still copyrightable and fall under the same license. [1] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/google-oracle-java-api-copyright-battle-lands-at-supreme-court/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/google-oracle-jav...
- sneak 11y agoI believe parent is using "API" in the "wire protocol" sense, not the "intra-process programming interface" sense. Those have not been deemed copyrightable as yet, because those don't necessarily require header files.