Jared, Tuesday, June 11, 2002, 5:34:41 PM, you wrote: JR> ----- Original Message ----- JR> From: "Victoria Reznichenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JR> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JR> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 10:03 AM JR> Subject: Re: license...
JR> | Silmara, JR> | Monday, June 10, 2002, 10:19:28 PM, you wrote: JR> | | SCB>> I'm developing a program, that is not free software and i'm using JR> mysql with | SCB>> myodbc. The question is if i need a license or not... JR> | JR> | Yes, you need license. Using any of MySQL API's for commercial programs JR> requires licences. JR> | JR> | Please, check it: JR> | https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita JR> | JR> Perhaps the licensing page should be reworded then because that is not what JR> it appears to say. (I'm just trying to understand, not start a flame war.) JR> <quote from the MySql site> JR> http://www.mysql.com/support/arrangements.html JR> A license is required if: [skip] JR> To me, this appears to say you need a license if one of three conditions are JR> met JR> 1) You embed the MySql source code in your app. JR> 2) You have a project that will ~only~ run with MySql ~and~ you ship a copy JR> of MySql with it. JR> 3) You change MySql source code and re-ship it. JR> It sounds like you think the second entry should be changed to say something JR> like JR> "You have a commercial application that uses MySql (even if it can also use JR> other commercial databases) even if it is being used via ODBC or JDBC. JR> Any further clarification from MySql guys? Oops, sorry for inexactitude. All that I said before is true for all API's except if you go via ODBC. You can also send your question about licensing at [EMAIL PROTECTED] JR> Thanks! -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
