Just in addition, The current pricing on the MySQL site is 440EUR for the Pro License and 220EUR for the Classic License. The difference is that classic excludes the InnoDB storage engine.
People may argue over the strict legal line where licenses are required to be purchased, especially when the boundaries of precisely what it is you may be selling begin to blur, but the spirit of the licensing is that for each server you implement in any kind of proprietary application you pay the appropriate licensing fee. Quote from the site: In their simplest form, the following are general licensing guidelines: If your software is licensed under either the GPL-compatible Free Software License as defined by the Free Software Foundation or approved by OSI, then use our GPL licensed version. If you distribute a proprietary application in any way, and you are not licensing and distributing your source code under GPL, you need to purchase a commercial license of MySQL If you are unsure, we recommend that you buy our cost effective commercial licenses. That is the safest solution. Licensing questions can submitted online for our advice, and we encourage you to refer to the Free Software Foundation or a lawyer as appropriate. Lachlan -----Original Message----- From: mos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 11 August 2004 7:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL At 03:35 PM 8/10/2004, you wrote: >Hi all, mr.super newbie here, what is the best for cold fusion development? >I know that NASA uses MySQL but I have also been told that more >'professionals'(???) use PostgreSQL. Let the flaming begin!! One thing that wasn't mentioned is MySQL requires a license (approx $500) if you distribute non-gpl applications, like commercial applications or applications where you're not providing the source code. PostgreSQL applicatoins can be distributed for free. If you are using MySQL on a webserver then the license isn't required because you're not distributing it. But if you are distributing applications then the $500 might make a difference to your bottom line. Mike -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
