Distributing Python Apps and MySQL

[Jarek Zgoda]

rbt napisał(a):

> I don't think one can distribute mysql within a software package w/o 
> buying a commercial license to do so. Check out their licensing on their 
> website here:
> 
> "When your application is not licensed under either the GPL-compatible 
> Free Software License as defined by the Free Software Foundation or 
> approved by OSI, and you intend to or you may distribute MySQL software, 
> you must first obtain a commercial license to the MySQL product."
> 
> http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/commercial-license.html

Don't see any legal problem here, if package is on GPL-compatible or 
OSI-approved license.

Anyway, if you want this "installer" to be multiplatform, I think you 
should write one. There are many good installer software packages for 
Windows (chief among free ones are Inno Setup and NSInstall), but I know 
only one for linux platform -- the one that XFCE uses and I don't know 
its internals, so I will speak only for Inno Setup for Windows.

It's really comprehensive tool set, as you can perform many tasks during 
installation -- you can install subpackages, perform pre- and 
post-installation steps and automate many tasks, providing they can be 
scripted. See http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php and read 
documentation, it's definitely worth this.

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Jarek Zgoda
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