Hi. On Sat 2002-11-30 at 06:43:11 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Didn't you the previous posting that contains two paragraphs > from GPL?
I saw these paragraphs. How do they relate to anything of this discussion? They are taken out of context from the Preamble of the license and only state some general intention. If you want to make a point, please refer to the legal binding part. > And if someone wants to sell the software that use the MySQL, > then simply let them downlaod it. Then you will be out of this > crap. You obviously understand the GPL differently than the FSF does (see the GPL FAQ: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html). The MySQL list is not the appropriate forum to discuss this. > Also, PostgreSQL will be your alternative option as well. PostgreSQL is an interesting database, but the question was whether software using MySQL must be distributed under GPL. > P.S.: There are many commercial software using and distributing > the software/packages under GPL, You keep repeating that, but this proves nothing. First, doing something does not make it right. Second, there are quite some possibilities for commercial software to comply with GPL. If you want to make a point relevant to this list, cite a specific commercial software package which is using a GPL product in a similar situation as using MySQL would mean. > why don't you sue them then. Because I do not own the copyright on this software? Only the copyright holder can sue. Well, as I said last time, the question is what MySQL AB thinks is legally and it is up to them to sue if they consider it appropriate. And it is ill-advised to suggest people to disregard what MySQL AB thinks the GPL means. I seriously wonder if you are just trolling. Regards, Benjamin. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
