Re: Licensing
От | Miroslav Šulc |
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Тема | Re: Licensing |
Дата | |
Msg-id | 4229E267.6020905@startnet.cz обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: Licensing (Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>) |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
Bruno Wolff III wrote: >On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 09:48:24 +0100, > Miroslav ?ulc <miroslav.sulc@startnet.cz> wrote: > > >>If I understood MySQL licensing correctly, simply said, end user has two >>choices: >> >>1) when using application that is licensed under GPL, he/she can use >>MySQL for free >>2) when using application under any other license (simplified), he/she >>must pay for each MySQL installation >> >> > >No really. The software is GPL and you can use it as you would any GPL >software. However MySQL threatans to take people to court if they use >the software commercially. They may or may not win, but this gets companies >to pay MySQL license fees rather than pay to go to court. > > As I wrote in another e-mail to this thread, I'm no more interested in MySQL and its licensing so I might eplain it not perfectly. >In theory if your application isn't tied tightly to MySQL you should be >able to win a lawsuit. But the first couple of companies that did this >will probably end up paying more in court costs than license fees. > > I think the "new" MySQL licensing is not very clear and it might be an opportunity to increase the PostgreSQL user base :-) >I don't think their licensing stance is ethical. Because they own the >full copyright and effectively own the developers, they could play other >games down the road as well. > > Miroslav Šulc
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