Re: Ammunition

MySQL makes money by selling non-GPL licenses to people who want non-GPL
versions of MySQL.

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Christopher Browne wrote:
> scrappy@postgresql.org (The Hermit Hacker) writes:
> > On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Gavin Sherry wrote:
> >> > Zero.  MySQL has full license to the source code, so they can't have
> >> > others contributing from outside.
> >>
> >> I spoke to Zak and Georg Richter about this at a conference. They
> >> said they receive some contributions, but that MySQL AB requires
> >> the contributor to sign over copyright to MySQL AB.
> >
> > But, I thought it was GPLd?
>
> MySQL (the software) is _available under the GPL_.
>
> But MySQL AB, the company, is rather jealous to guard their
> intellectual property, which they release under multiple licenses only
> one of which is the GPL.
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