> Unfortunately that's not what MySQL AB licensing person told me. The > license is more strict than that. If your company distributes an > application that uses MySQL database inside the company (even inside > the same building), and you don't give the other dept the source code > (so it falls outside the gpl license) then the dept receiving the > application needs to have a MySQL license. In other words, the > complete application source code must follow the application. > > If you have a commercial application running in Windows, and expect to > sell a lot of applications, it will cost you $595 per database server > *per year*. > See https://shop.mysql.com/network.html?rz=s2. I didn't realize myself > it is now a per server/per year pricing either and it came as quite a > shock to me system. This can add up if you have a thousand > applications in circulation because each customer needs to pay > $595/year. If this is too pricey for you, there are open source ? > databases out there that are free to use and free to distribute. > FireBird and ProgreSQL come to mind. And there are other commercial > databases where you pay up front and have no distribution fees > whatsoever.
Then I have to probably resort to PostgreSQL (BSD license). I'm an FOSS advocate. I try to use FOSS as much as possible to help minimize company expenses. Thanks for the info, Mic
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