RE: MySQL in the future?

"you are better served by our commercial license" is not necessarily the same as:
"you must buy our commercial license."

Either way, if you want to verify the license needs for your specific situation, contact the company.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacques Kilchoer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 6:25 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: MySQL in the future?
>
>
> It seems (almost) clear to me from the text at
> http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html
> "This is our licensing policy in brief: Our software is 100%
> GPL, and if
> yours is also 100% GPL (or OSI compliant), then you never
> have to pay us for
> the licences. In all other instances, you are better served by our
> commercial licence."
>
> If your application is 100% GPL (Gnu Public License) then you
> can use mySQL
> for free.
> If your application is NOT 100% GPL then you can use mySQL
> but you have to
> pay for it.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Ji [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > What? Are you sure? My understanding is if I make changes to MySql
> > code or some addon to MySql I need to submit my changes
> bakc to public
> > and GPL. That what the whole dispute between MySQL the
> > company and the
> > community before, right?
> >
> > But my application too? For just using it? What about all
> > those sites

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