Commit e73cd9b6 authored by Jonathan Perkin's avatar Jonathan Perkin

Merge README update into the 5.5.10 release clone.

parent 8576d2a1
...@@ -3,18 +3,29 @@ MySQL Server ...@@ -3,18 +3,29 @@ MySQL Server
This is a release of MySQL, a dual-license SQL database server. This is a release of MySQL, a dual-license SQL database server.
For the avoidance of doubt, this particular copy of the software For the avoidance of doubt, this particular copy of the software
is released under the version 2 of the GNU General Public License. is released under the version 2 of the GNU General Public License.
MySQL is brought to you by the MySQL team at Oracle. MySQL is brought to you by Oracle.
Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
License information can be found in the COPYING file. 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 This distribution may include materials developed by third
parties. For license and attribution notices for these parties. For license and attribution notices for these
materials, please refer to the documentation that accompanies materials, please refer to the documentation that accompanies
this distribution (see the Licenses for Third-Party Components this distribution (see the "Licenses for Third-Party Components"
appendix). A copy of the license/notices is also reproduced appendix) or view the online documentation at
below. <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/>.
GPLv2 Disclaimer GPLv2 Disclaimer
For the avoidance of doubt, except that if any license choice For the avoidance of doubt, except that if any license choice
...@@ -38,8 +49,6 @@ Some Reference Manual sections of special interest: ...@@ -38,8 +49,6 @@ Some Reference Manual sections of special interest:
chapter. chapter.
- For the new features/bugfix history, see the MySQL Change History - For the new features/bugfix history, see the MySQL Change History
appendix. appendix.
- For currently known bugs, see the Errors and Common Problems
appendix.
You can browse the MySQL Reference Manual online or download it You can browse the MySQL Reference Manual online or download it
in any of several formats at the URL given earlier in this file. in any of several formats at the URL given earlier in this file.
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