I do not know about MySQL marketing strategies. But as far as GPL goes, it even encourge to sell.
"Does the GPL allow me to sell copies of the program for money? Yes, the GPL allows everyone to do this. The [1]right to sell copies is part of the definition of free software. Except in one special situation, there is no limit on what price you can charge. (The one exception is the required written offer to provide source code that must accompany binary-only release.)" [1] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html Maybe MySQL.com is concern about own profit so does other commercial vendors. They all use public-domain code in some degree. I do encourge everyone same as GPL to sell your own products without concerning about license violation. Just put the copy of GPL license, as well as source and binary combo. in the corresponding package. (I personally think that the binary will be a necesssary portion when you distribute your own products and provide the URL where they can download the source.) And you can have your own license in your products. You have all the rights for your own products same as the GPL packages do for their own. Pae > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Pae Choi wrote: > > mysql, sql, query > > > > > >>What you advocate is the same as saying that you if stick a pirated copy > >>of windows in with your software, but disclaim in your documentation > >>that you're only paying for your software, not the copy of windows that > >>is not following Microsoft's licensing terms. > >> > > > > > > Your example is totally out of case. GPL says that it can freely distribute > > as long as the copyright is included. > > I'm referring to term #2. If your software is 'forming a work based on > the Program', then your software falls under the GPL. > > > "Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the > > freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service > > if you wish" > > Yes, if you're doing something like RedHat, where you bundle a bunch of > GPL software together, that's okay. > > However if you create some product that is built upon GPL software, but > it is not GPL itself, then you most likely need to release it under GPL. > > > > > "We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and > > (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy, > > distribute > > and/or modify the software." > > Under the terms of the license. You can't take these paragraphs out of > context. > > -Mark > > - -- > For technical support contracts, visit https://order.mysql.com/?ref=mmma > > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Mark Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, Full-Time Developer - JDBC/Java > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Flossmoor (Chicago), IL USA > <___/ www.mysql.com > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.1.90 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQE96KnjtvXNTca6JD8RAvtoAKC4sBneJS7/yi9BdvoutfPxJNnEowCfaviJ > 085lJkmvwyqSZ0wAfjHHtlA= > =Ik5X > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
