On Monday, 26 בFebruary 2007 09:35, Alex Dover wrote:
> > OK, I'll put it in bold so you can see it:
> >   "...AND DO NOT LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTE THEIR SOURCE CODE UNDER THE
> > GPL..."
> >
> > So this applies only to those who *do not* distribute according to GPL.
> 
> All I said was - MySQL restricts who can use their product under GPL
> license (unlike most other GPL software).

No they are not. You can choose GPL and use its terms *or*
proprietary license with its terms.

Q: What extra restriction does it impose over GPL ?
A: None -- the GPL allows commercial (but non-proprietary)
   use, distribution, modification under the same terms.

Bye,

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