<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title>Preface, Notes, Licenses</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="mysql-html.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.69.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual"><link rel="prev" href="index.html" title="MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual"><link rel="next" href="introduction.html" title="Chapter 1. General Information"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Preface, Notes, Licenses</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="introduction.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="preface" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="preface"></a>Preface, Notes, Licenses</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="preface.html#copyright-mysql">1. MySQL Copyright Notice</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="preface.html#license-regex">2. <code class="literal">regex</code> Library License</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="preface.html#license-libedit">3. <code class="literal">libedit</code> License</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="preface.html#license-getarg">4. <code class="literal">getarg</code> License</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>
This is the Reference Manual for the MySQL Database System, version
5.1, through release 5.1.41. It is not
intended for use with older versions of the MySQL software due to
the many functional and other differences between MySQL
5.1 and previous versions. If you are using an earlier
release of the MySQL software, please refer to the
<a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual</em></a>,
which covers the 5.0 series of MySQL software
releases, or to
<a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">MySQL 3.23, 4.0,
4.1 Reference Manual</em></a>, which covers the 3.23,
4.0, and 4.1 series of MySQL software releases. Differences between
minor versions of MySQL 5.1 are noted in the present
text with reference to release numbers
(5.1.<em class="replaceable"><code>x</code></em>).
</p><p>
If you are using MySQL 5.4, please refer to the
<a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.4/en/" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">MySQL 5.4 Reference Manual</em></a>.
</p><p>
MySQL and the Reference Manual are covered under the copyrights
given in <a href="preface.html#copyright-mysql" title="1. MySQL Copyright Notice">Section 1, “MySQL Copyright Notice”</a>.
</p><p>
The following is a list of the creators of the libraries we have
included with the MySQL server source to make it easy to compile and
install MySQL. We are thankful to all individuals that have created
these. Some of these libraries require that their licensing terms be
included in the documentation of products that include them. Cross
references to these licensing terms are given with the applicable
items in the list.
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
Fred Fish
</p><p>
For his excellent C debugging and trace library. Monty has made
a number of smaller improvements to the library (speed and
additional options).
</p></li><li><p>
Richard A. O'Keefe
</p><p>
For his public domain string library.
</p></li><li><p>
Henry Spencer
</p><p>
For his regex library, used for
<a href="functions.html#operator_regexp"><code class="literal">REGEXP</code></a> operations. License:
<a href="preface.html#license-regex" title="2. regex Library License">Section 2, “<code class="literal">regex</code> Library License”</a>
</p></li><li><p>
Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
</p><p>
For the <code class="literal">zlib</code> library, used on MySQL on
Windows and on platforms where the host <code class="literal">zlib</code>
is too old.
</p></li><li><p>
Bjorn Benson
</p><p>
For his safe_malloc (memory checker) package which is used in
when you build MySQL using one of the
<code class="literal">BUILD/compile-*-debug</code> scripts or by manually
setting the <code class="option">-DSAFEMALLOC</code> flag.
</p></li><li><p>
Free Software Foundation
</p><p>
The <code class="literal">readline</code> library, used by the
<a href="programs.html#mysql" title="4.5.1. mysql — The MySQL Command-Line Tool"><span><strong class="command">mysql</strong></span></a> command-line client.
</p></li><li><p>
The NetBSD Foundation
</p><p>
The <code class="literal">libedit</code> library, optionally used by the
<a href="programs.html#mysql" title="4.5.1. mysql — The MySQL Command-Line Tool"><span><strong class="command">mysql</strong></span></a> command-line client.
<code class="literal">libedit</code> is used for commercial builds because
<code class="literal">readline</code> is covered under the GPL. License:
<a href="preface.html#license-libedit" title="3. libedit License">Section 3, “<code class="literal">libedit</code> License”</a>
</p></li></ul></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="copyright-mysql"></a>1. MySQL Copyright Notice</h2></div></div></div><p>
Copyright © 2005-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All
rights reserved. U.S. Government Rights - Commercial software.
Government users are subject to the Sun Microsystems, Inc. standard
license agreement and applicable provisions of the FAR and its
supplements. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Solaris,
StarOffice, MySQL and MySQL logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other
countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other
countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd.
Products covered by and information contained in this service manual
are controlled by U.S. Export Control laws and may be subject to the
export or import laws in other countries. Nuclear, missile, chemical
biological weapons or nuclear maritime end uses or end users,
whether direct or indirect, are strictly prohibited. Export or
reexport to countries subject to U.S. embargo or to entities
identified on U.S. export exclusion lists, including, but not
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ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO
THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID.
</p><p>
Copyright © 2005-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, Etats-Unis. Tous
droits réservés. Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, Java,
Solaris, StarOffice, MySQL et MySQL logo sont des marques de
fabrique ou des marques déposées de Sun Microsystems, Inc. aux
Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays. UNIX est une marque déposée aux
Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays et licenciée exlusivement par
X/Open Company, Ltd. Les produits qui font l'objet de ce manuel
d'entretien et les informations qu'il contient sont regis par la
legislation americaine en matiere de controle des exportations et
peuvent etre soumis au droit d'autres pays dans le domaine des
exportations et importations. Les utilisations finales, ou
utilisateurs finaux, pour des armes nucleaires, des missiles, des
armes biologiques et chimiques ou du nucleaire maritime, directement
ou indirectement, sont strictement interdites. Les exportations ou
reexportations vers des pays sous embargo des Etats-Unis, ou vers
des entites figurant sur les listes d'exclusion d'exportation
americaines, y compris, mais de maniere non exclusive, la liste de
personnes qui font objet d'un ordre de ne pas participer, d'une
facon directe ou indirecte, aux exportations des produits ou des
services qui sont regi par la legislation americaine en matiere de
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DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE "EN L'ETAT" ET TOUTES AUTRES CONDITIONS,
DECLARATIONS ET GARANTIES EXPRESSES OU TACITES SONT FORMELLEMENT
EXCLUES, DANS LA MESURE AUTORISEE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE, Y COMPRIS
NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE,
A L'APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L'ABSENCE DE
CONTREFACON.
</p><p>
This documentation is NOT distributed under a GPL license. Use of
this documentation is subject to the following terms: You may create
a printed copy of this documentation solely for your own personal
use. Conversion to other formats is allowed as long as the actual
content is not altered or edited in any way. You shall not publish
or distribute this documentation in any form or on any media, except
if you distribute the documentation in a manner similar to how Sun
disseminates it (that is, electronically for download on a Web site
with the software) or on a CD-ROM or similar medium, provided
however that the documentation is disseminated together with the
software on the same medium. Any other use, such as any
dissemination of printed copies or use of this documentation, in
whole or in part, in another publication, requires the prior written
consent from an authorized representative of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and MySQL AB reserve any and all rights to
this documentation not expressly granted above.
</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="license-regex"></a>2. <code class="literal">regex</code> Library License</h2></div></div></div><p>
The <code class="literal">regex</code> library used for the
<code class="literal">REGEXP</code> operator is covered by this license:
</p><pre class="programlisting">Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 Henry Spencer. All rights reserved.
This software is not subject to any license of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company or of the Regents of the University of California.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on
any computer system, and to alter it and redistribute it, subject
to the following restrictions:
1. The author is not responsible for the consequences of use of this
software, no matter how awful, even if they arise from flaws in it.
2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
explicit claim or by omission. Since few users ever read sources,
credits must appear in the documentation.
3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
misrepresented as being the original software. Since few users
ever read sources, credits must appear in the documentation.
4. This notice may not be removed or altered.
</pre></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="license-libedit"></a>3. <code class="literal">libedit</code> License</h2></div></div></div><p>
Each file in the <code class="literal">libedit</code> library is covered by
one of the following three licenses:
</p><pre class="programlisting">/*-
* Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
* The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
*
* This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
* Christos Zoulas of Cornell University.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
</pre><pre class="programlisting">/*-
* Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
* by Jaromir Dolecek.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
* ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
* TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
* PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
* BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
* CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
* SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
* INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
* CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
* ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
* POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
</pre><pre class="programlisting">/*-
* Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
* by Anthony Mallet.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
* ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
* TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
* PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
* BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
* CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
* SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
* INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
* CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
* ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
* POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
</pre></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="license-getarg"></a>4. <code class="literal">getarg</code> License</h2></div></div></div><p>
The <code class="literal">getarg</code> code used in MySQL Cluster is covered
by this license:
</p><pre class="programlisting">/*
* Copyright (c) 1997 - 2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
* (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden).
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
*
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
*
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
*
* 3. Neither the name of the Institute nor the names of its contributors
* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INSTITUTE OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
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