I am using MySQL Connector/J (GPL licence) and bundle the jar as part of my distribution.
So should I need to release my application under GPL also?
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I am using MySQL Connector/J (GPL licence) and bundle the jar as part of my distribution.
So should I need to release my application under GPL also?
Yes, you had to.
But not because you are shiping mysql-connector with you application, but because you are linking against it. (If you really do)
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