You can charge for any GPL'ed product you wish too.

Ruben

On 2001.03.05 22:31:41 -0500 Jeff Platzer wrote:
> Maybe someone can help me out with MySQL's commercial license.
> 
> If MySQL server has a GPL license and MySQL client libraries have LGPL
> licenses, how can a paid commercial license be required for products that
> incorporate LGPL MySQL client libraries and depend on the GPL MySQL
> server?  Does this not violate the GPL and LGPL license terms?  
> 
> MySQL commercial applications should be similar to Linux commercial
> applications that use the LGPL Linux shared libraries and depend on the
> GPL Linux OS.  No Linux paid license can be required in this case. 
> However, the developer can charge for the commercial application in this
> case.
> 

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