John, > One hundred MySQL licenses still works out to $90.00 USD. Even if it > worked out to half that would still leave me with no margin and so > no compensation for my time. I am trying to find a way of > using MySQL in a very low cost market and still have still have > pocket change after each sale. The current pricing scheme does not > support this market and I am hoping that MySQL is open to > suggestions to allow it to support that market.
(See my other mail on that subject, too.) >From a commercial point of view, 100 licenses would add up to $1000 of royalty payments assuming you pay 20 per cent royalties for your $50 software. Now, regarding that special agreement with MySQL AB I mentioned in my other mail: Would you like to send an invoice for $1,000 from Sweden to the U.S., then having to check if it's actually paid, then maybe have to authorise a lawyer in the U.S. to have that bill payed? Certainly not. To give the MySQL AB sales people a good reason to sign a special agreement with you, you should be able to make clear (and, as said, hopefully, be able to give some kind of proof) that you are going to sell 1,000 copies or more of your software. Regards, -- Stefan Hinz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> iConnect GmbH <http://iConnect.de> Heesestr. 6, 12169 Berlin (Germany) Telefon: +49 30 7970948-0 Fax: +49 30 7970948-3 [filter fodder: sql, mysql, query] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
