Description:
In the aftermath of http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=69512 packages with GPL license text for man pages were published quickly ... unfortunately they were re-packaged without changing the version number at all
So now depending on when you downloaded e.g. mysql-5.5.32.tar.gz you either got the package with the accidental wrong license text (size 24625029 instead of 24589274 bytes, md5sum dfb817568fde9f9b7400a87eb46022a1 instead of 01eae37253a6b6c71b9f6d6be718584b ) or the newer one with the corrected license text in man pages
How to repeat:
If you happen to have downloaded 5.5.32, 5.6.12 or 5.7.1 packages from dev.mysql.com before June 24th you can compare the packages (or just their md5 checksums) to the current ones and see the difference.
E.g. for mysql-5.5.32.tar.gz:
hartmut@hartmut-t430s:~/Downloads/tmp
tmp > ls -l */*gz
-rw-rw-r-- 1 hartmut hartmut 24589274 Jun 26 14:57 new/mysql-5.5.32.tar.gz
-rw-rw-r-- 1 hartmut hartmut 24625029 Jun 27 10:41 old/mysql-5.5.32.tar.gz
hartmut@hartmut-t430s:~/Downloads/tmp
tmp > md5sum */*gz
01eae37253a6b6c71b9f6d6be718584b new/mysql-5.5.32.tar.gz
dfb817568fde9f9b7400a87eb46022a1 old/mysql-5.5.32.tar.gz
hartmut@hartmut-t430s:~/Downloads/tmp
tmp > diff -u */mysql-5.5.32/man/mysql.1
--- new/mysql-5.5.32/man/mysql.1 2013-06-19 17:26:35.000000000 +0200
+++ old/mysql-5.5.32/man/mysql.1 2013-05-16 17:47:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: \fBmysql\fR
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.77.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 06/18/2013
+.\" Date: 05/16/2013
.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
.\" Source: MySQL 5.5
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "\FBMYSQL\FR" "1" "06/18/2013" "MySQL 5\&.5" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYSQL\FR" "1" "05/16/2013" "MySQL 5\&.5" "MySQL Database System"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -939,7 +939,6 @@
.\}
.\" mysql: port option
.\" port option: mysql
-.\" TCP/IP
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR,
\fB\-P \fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
@@ -3212,11 +3211,40 @@
.PP
Copyright \(co 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
.PP
-This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law, you may not use, copy, reproduce, translate, broadcast, modify, license, transmit, distribute, exhibit, perform, publish, or display any part, in any form, or by any means. Reverse engineering, disassembly, or decompilation of this software, unless required by law for interoperability, is prohibited.
.PP
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+The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error-free. If you find any errors, please report them to us in writing.
.PP
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+If this software or related documentation is delivered to the U.S. Government or anyone licensing it on behalf of the U.S. Government, the following notice is applicable:
+.PP
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+.PP
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+.PP
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+.PP
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+.PP
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+.PP
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+.PP
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+.PP
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+\m[blue]\fBMySQL Contact & Questions\fR\m[].
+.PP
+For additional licensing information, including licenses for third-party libraries used by MySQL products, see
+Preface and Legal Notices.
+.PP
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+\m[blue]\fBMySQL Forums\fR\m[]
+or
+\m[blue]\fBMySQL Mailing Lists\fR\m[]
+where you can discuss your issues with other MySQL users.
+.PP
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+\m[blue]\fBMySQL Documentation Library\fR\m[].
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual,
Suggested fix:
*Never* change download packages after the fact, released is released.
*Always* bump up the patch level count in the version number from x.y.z to x.y.z+1, or at least use the previous scheme of adding an a,b,c after the patch level number as with e.g. 5.5.25 vs. 5.5.25a
