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[LICENSE] Is there a license problem to bundle mysql driver in distribution?

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#14,446 opened on Feb 24, 2022

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I just find that the pulsar-io-debezium-mysql-2.9.1.jar bundles the mysql jdbc driver (i.e. https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java) which is under GPLv2, and is not compatible with Apache License 2 (Category-X).

Should we remove the mysql driver from the package distribution?

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Check the Maven dependency tree for the pulsar io debezium mysql module to verify the bundled mysql connector java and its GPL license. If confirmed, remove the dependency or replace with a compatible alternative.
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