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MySQL FLOSS license exception changes

MySQL are moving in the right direction with their FLOSS license changes. The latest version of the FLOSS exception has apparently made it's rounds of review by the community as well as the MySQL lawyers and the MySQL team.

The FLOSS Exception is an exception to the terms and conditions of the GPL licensing for the MySQL clients that allows for greater compatibility between the GPL and other common Free Software/Open source licenses.

There are some issues which needs to be addressed with their current licensing policies.