On Thursday 27 October 2005 23:04, Jean T. Anderson wrote: > Michael J. Segel wrote: > > ... > > Getting back to Apache, under Apache, the contributor pretty much puts > > his software out in the public eye and says have at it. > > > > Apache is great if your goal is to take and use the IP or embed the > > product in your application for resale. > > > > It sucks if you're a developer and want to extend an existing app with > > some new IP that has some monetary value. This is what I meant about > > protecting your IP. > > ... > > It seems clear that you don't like the Apache License. That's fine; > everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. > > In your case, perhaps it would be wise to avoid using/developing > software licensed under the ASL. > > -jean
Jean, I guess you have a bit of defensive streak because you're misinterpretting what I'm saying. As a user of Apache products, its a great thing. Since one of the posters was from Cisco asking about it, yeah Derby is a much better deal than MySQL since he can avoid any legal issues and use it as he/she feels fit. Cisco gets an embedable database for "free". Sans support, but hey, they always have you to support the product, or they could pay to have someone maintain a code stream and fix it themselves. The net net, is that they can save a bundle by not having to license an RDBMS from someone. Even after steep discounts, its still pretty expensive. Now who is it that they currently use.... ;-) Sorry, but using Derby is one thing. Contributing IP to improve Derby is another. Sorry to beat a dead/dying horse, but I thought that this should clear things up. -- Michael Segel Principal MSCC (312) 952-8175
