That also depends on your definition of *PRODUCTION* status. If you are
going to make a profit using MySQL then you need to purchase a license.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Christensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dickson Alastair T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
"Christopher Bone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 3:35
Subject: RE: mySQL IS winning
> Having worked with Oracle products for several years, their licensing
policy
> is essentially as follows:
>
> Development licenses are generally free, as is indicated below with the
> individual who got his *free* copy of Oracle.
>
> However, as soon as a system moves to *PRODUCTION* status, the database
must
> be licensed, including add-on such as OPS (Oracle Parallel Server) etc...
> If you are running a *PRODUCTION* application on your *free* development
> license, you are in violation of the license agreement.
>
> The following licensing structure covers only the core database, but this
> will probably change with Oracle's introduction of 9i (which is really
only
> version 8.2, which is still new, repackaged with some changes in the
> licensing).
>
> NAMED USER
> This is only allowed if you can *PROVE* that only those named users
> will be able to connect to the database. Since this doesn't apply to Web
> applications, I'll skip this section.
>
> POWER UNIT LICENSING
> This is the method required for most implementations.
>
> RISC (such as Sun, HP, Digital, etc...)
> # of CPU's X MHZ Rating X 1.5 (RISC Factor) X $100
> INTEL (such as for Linux)
> # of CPU's X MHZ Rating X $100
>
> Examples:
> SUN Ultra-10 with 1 433-MHZ cpu
> 1 X 433 X 1.5 X $100 = $64, 950
> SUN 220-R with 2 433-MHZ cpu's
> 2 X 433 X 1.5 X $100 = $129,900
>
> INTEL Box with 2 PIII 800-MHZ cpu's
> 2 X 800 X $100 = $160,000
>
> Granted these examples are very basic, and are based on Oracle's current
> *RETAIL* pricing, but this will give you the general idea, and this
doesn't
> include maintenance fees.
>
> These costs may seem exorbitant, but you don't buy a Ferrari to carry you
> two blocks down the street to buy groceries. Likewise, you don't take a
> free bicycle to race in the Indy 500. Every cost is justified in the
proper
> application. MySQL is not the solution for all applications just as using
> Oracle may be over-kill in some applications.
>
> For what it is worth...
>
> Brad L. Christensen
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.center7.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cichy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:26 AM
> To: Dickson Alastair T; Christopher Bone
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: mySQL IS winning
>
>
> On Thursday 01 February 2001 11:43, Dickson Alastair T wrote:
>
> > > >But you still have to buy the ORACLE software right?
> >>
> >> Nope. I got my Enterprise Edition Oracle8i free.
> >>
> >> The *support and training* is paid for (ooouch, very expensive),
> >> unlike mysql (free and from "the horses mouth")
> >>
> >> :)
> >>
> >> If you have lots of memory, processing power, time etc...
> >> Download 8i for Linux (Registration Reqd)at:
> >> http://technet.oracle.com/software/products/oracle8i/software_index.htm
>
>
> JOHN CICHY WROTE:
>
> >I'm not sure about this but isn't this a developers version, i.e. free to
> >build your application, but if you want to deploy...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>
> >I was going to check the link you offered, but it asked for a password
and
> >userid.
>
>
> >--
> >Have a great day...
> >John
>
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