From 33a422c78067cdd91bc8bde49bf196c28a9c069d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Dani=C3=ABl=20van=20Eeden?= Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:53:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README - Rename to README.md so it will be rendered on Github - Use HTTPS for all links - Use markdown for formatting - Add note about OCA/Contributing - Add more links (e.g. sections of the manual which are mentioned) --- README | 56 ---------------------------------------------- README.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 README create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README b/README deleted file mode 100644 index 1d59d9b..0000000 --- a/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -MySQL Server 5.7 - -This is a release of MySQL, a dual-license SQL database server. -For the avoidance of doubt, this particular copy of the software -is released under the version 2 of the GNU General Public License. -MySQL is brought to you by Oracle. - -Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. - -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 -. - -This distribution may include materials developed by third -parties. For license and attribution notices for these -materials, please refer to the documentation that accompanies -this distribution (see the "Licenses for Third-Party Components" -appendix) or view the online documentation at -. - -GPLv2 Disclaimer -For the avoidance of doubt, except that if any license choice -other than GPL or LGPL is available it will apply instead, -Oracle elects to use only the General Public License version 2 -(GPLv2) at this time for any software where a choice of GPL -license versions is made available with the language indicating -that GPLv2 or any later version may be used, or where a choice -of which version of the GPL is applied is otherwise unspecified. - -For further information about MySQL or additional documentation, -see: -- The latest information about MySQL: http://www.mysql.com -- The current MySQL documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc - -Some Reference Manual sections of special interest: -- If you are migrating from an older version of MySQL, please - read the "Upgrading from..." section. -- To see what MySQL can do, take a look at the features section. -- For installation instructions, see the Installing and Upgrading - chapter. -- For the new features/bugfix history, see the MySQL Change History - appendix. - -You can browse the MySQL Reference Manual online or download it -in any of several formats at the URL given earlier in this file. -Source distributions include a local copy of the manual in the -Docs directory. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a524189 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +MySQL Server 5.7 +================ + +This is a release of MySQL, a dual-license SQL database server. +For the avoidance of doubt, this particular copy of the software +is released under the version 2 of the GNU General Public License. +MySQL is brought to you by Oracle. + +Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. + +License information can be found in the [COPYING](/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 +https://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html. + +This distribution may include materials developed by third +parties. For license and attribution notices for these +materials, please refer to the documentation that accompanies +this distribution (see the [Licenses for Third-Party Components] [thirdparty] +appendix) or view the online documentation at +https://dev.mysql.com/doc/. + +GPLv2 Disclaimer +---------------- +For the avoidance of doubt, except that if any license choice +other than GPL or LGPL is available it will apply instead, +Oracle elects to use only the General Public License version 2 +(GPLv2) at this time for any software where a choice of GPL +license versions is made available with the language indicating +that GPLv2 or any later version may be used, or where a choice +of which version of the GPL is applied is otherwise unspecified. + +For further information about MySQL or additional documentation, +see: + + - The latest information about MySQL: https://www.mysql.com + - The current MySQL documentation: https://dev.mysql.com/doc + +Some Reference Manual sections of special interest: + + - If you are migrating from an older version of MySQL, please + read the [Upgrading from...] [upgrade] section. + - To see what MySQL can do, take a look at the [features] [features] section. + - For installation instructions, see the [Installing and Upgrading] [install] + chapter. + - For the new features/bugfix history, see the [MySQL Change History] [news] + appendix. + +You can browse the [MySQL Reference Manual] [refman] online or download it +in any of several formats at the URL's given earlier in this file. +Source distributions include a local copy of the manual in the +Docs directory. + +Contributing +------------ + +Code can be contributed by sending a Github pull request or uploading +a patch to https://bugs.mysql.com/. For all patches and pull requests +you need to sign the [Oracle Contributor Agreement] [oca]. + +[refman]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/ +[news]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/news.html +[install]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/installing.html +[upgrade]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/upgrading.html +[features]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/features.html +[thirdparty]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/licenses-third-party.html +[oca]: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/goto/oca