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@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +MySQL Server 5.7 + +This is a release of MySQL, a dual-license SQL database server. +For the avoidance of doubt, this particular copy of the software +is released under the version 2 of the GNU General Public License. +MySQL is brought to you by Oracle. + +Copyright (c) 2000, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. + +License information can be found in the COPYING file. + +MySQL FOSS License Exception +We want free and open source software applications under certain +licenses to be able to use specified GPL-licensed MySQL client +libraries despite the fact that not all such FOSS licenses are +compatible with version 2 of the GNU General Public License. +Therefore there are special exceptions to the terms and conditions +of the GPLv2 as applied to these client libraries, which are +identified and described in more detail in the FOSS License +Exception at +<http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html>. + +This distribution may include materials developed by third +parties. For license and attribution notices for these +materials, please refer to the documentation that accompanies +this distribution (see the "Licenses for Third-Party Components" +appendix) or view the online documentation at +<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/>. + +GPLv2 Disclaimer +For the avoidance of doubt, except that if any license choice +other than GPL or LGPL is available it will apply instead, +Oracle elects to use only the General Public License version 2 +(GPLv2) at this time for any software where a choice of GPL +license versions is made available with the language indicating +that GPLv2 or any later version may be used, or where a choice +of which version of the GPL is applied is otherwise unspecified. |