[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>The GPL has no such restriction.
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>Mark R. Andrachek, Jr.
>Analyst I
>Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>(804) 697-7971
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>Francisco Reinaldo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>06/13/2002 09:36 AM
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc: MySQL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: License.
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>Hi,
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>You don't have to pay the license because you are not
>distributing MySQL, BUT whoever installs and user your
>application and intends to use MySQL will have to
>purchase the license because that person it is using
>with a commercial application that it is not open
>source.
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The GPL comes into effect when you _distribute_ something containing GPL
software. When you do this, everything that is distributed must be GPL
(or GPL-compatible).
MySQL-3.x used GPL for the server, and LGPL for the client-access
products (ODBC, libmysql). So, you could theoretically ship code with
MyODBC or libmysql and not have it fall under GPL (the LGPL isn't
viral), and not have to pay MySQL-AB for a commercial license.
Everything under MySQL-4.0 is now GPL, so if you want to _distribute_
something that includes MySQL functionality (MySQL server, MyODBC,
libmysql, DBI::MySQL), it needs to be GPL, or you need to buy a
commercial license.
In any case, if you're making money with MySQL, MySQL-AB would
appreciate to make some money too...I don't see any problem with that.
-Mark
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