Add some documentation to make it clear what's what.

--HG--
rename : COPYING => LICENSE

Database/MySQL/Base.hs

@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable, ForeignFunctionInterface, RecordWildCards #-}
 
+-- |
+-- Module:      Database.MySQL.Base
+-- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
+-- License:     BSD3
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Stability:   experimental
+-- Portability: portable
+--
+-- A low-level client library for the MySQL database, implemented as
+-- bindings to the C @mysqlclient@ API.
+
 module Database.MySQL.Base
     (
+    -- * Licensing
+    -- $license
     -- * Resource management
     -- $mgmt
     -- * Types
@@ -83,6 +96,16 @@ import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr, castPtr, nullPtr)
 import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
 import System.Mem.Weak (Weak, deRefWeak, mkWeakPtr)
 
+-- $license
+--
+-- /Important licensing note/: This library is BSD-licensed under the
+-- terms of the MySQL FOSS License Exception
+-- <http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception/>.
+--
+-- Since this library links against the GPL-licensed @mysqlclient@
+-- library, a non-open-source application that uses it /may/ be
+-- subject to the terms of the GPL.
+
 -- $mgmt
 --
 -- Our rules for managing 'Connection' and 'Result' values are

Database/MySQL/Base/C.hsc

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls, ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
 
+-- |
+-- Module:      Database.MySQL.Base.C
+-- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
+-- License:     BSD3
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Stability:   experimental
+-- Portability: portable
+--
+-- Direct bindings to the C @mysqlclient@ API.
 module Database.MySQL.Base.C
     (
     -- * Connection management

Database/MySQL/Base/Types.hsc

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable, EmptyDataDecls, ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
 
+-- |
+-- Module:      Database.MySQL.Base.C
+-- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
+-- License:     BSD3
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Stability:   experimental
+-- Portability: portable
+--
+-- Types for working with the direct bindings to the C @mysqlclient@
+-- API.
+
 module Database.MySQL.Base.Types
     (
     -- * Types

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Copyright (c) 2011, MailRank, Inc.
+
+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 author nor the names of his contributors
+   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+   without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE 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 AUTHORS 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.

README.markdown

@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ This library deliberately avoids the question of providing a "good"
 API. Its purpose is to serve as a base on which higher-level libraries
 can be build.
 
+# Licensing
+
+This library is BSD-licensed under the terms of the
+[MySQL FOSS License Exception](http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception/).
+
+Since this library links against the GPL-licensed `mysqlclient`
+library, a non-open-source application that uses it *may* be subject
+to the terms of the GPL.
+
 # To do
 
 * Add support for prepared statements. This API is huge and of dubious

mysql.cabal

@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ synopsis:       A low-level MySQL client library.
 description:    
     A low-level client library for the MySQL database, implemented as
     bindings to the C @mysqlclient@ API.
-license:        LGPL
-license-file:   COPYING
+    .
+    /Important licensing note/: This library is BSD-licensed under the
+    terms of the MySQL FOSS License Exception
+    <http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception/>.
+    .
+    Since this library links against the GPL-licensed @mysqlclient@
+    library, a non-open-source application that uses it /may/ be
+    subject to the terms of the GPL.
+license:        BSD3
+license-file:   LICENSE
 author:         Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
 maintainer:     Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
 copyright:      2011 MailRank, Inc.