Richard,
Now this is interesting. When you enter www.mysql.org into your browser you
get forwarded onto www.mysql.com.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
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Dick,
That's the commercial version your link points to which provides
additional functionality like InnoDB. But you can get free MySQL
from www.mysql.org.
Richard
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Richard,
Oh Contrare, if your using MySql for a commercial purpose then you owe MySql
AB in Germany $475 US, at last look. Here's from their web site
(http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html):
MySQL Licensing
Policy In Brief
This is our licensing policy in brief: Our software is 100% GPL, and if yours is
also 100% GPL (or OSI compliant), then you never have to pay us for the
licences. In all other instances, you are better served by our commercial
licence. Read the details below! Licensing
MySQL software is licensed under the GPL license. The formal terms of the GPL
license can be found in the GNU General Public License section of the MySQL
Reference Manual.
MySQL is also available under commercial non-GPL license. For pricing and
ordering information, see our online store 1. Free use for those who are 100%
GPL
If your application is licensed under GPL or compatible OSI license approved by
MySQL AB, you are free and welcome to ship any GPL software of MySQL AB with
your application. By "application" we mean any type of software application,
system, tool or utility. For doing this, you do not need a separate signed
agreement with MySQL AB, because the GPL text is sufficient. But we do recommend
you to be in touch with us as there usually are good opportunities for
partnership and co-marketing. 2. Free use for those who never copy, modify or
distribute
As long as you never distribute (internally or externally) the MySQL Software in
any way, you are free to use it for powering your application, irrespective of
whether your application is under GPL or other OSI approved license or not.
More specifically:
Modifying - You are allowed to modify MySQL Software source code any way you
like. If you distribute the modified version, all changes, all interface code
and all code that connects directly or indirectly to the interface code fall
under GPL.
Copying - You are allowed to copy MySQL binaries and source code, but when you
do so, the copies will fall under the GPL license. 3. Commercial use for
everyone else
If your application is not licensed under GPL or compatible OSI license approved
by MySQL AB and you intend to distribute MySQL software (be that internally or
externally), you must first obtain a commercial license to the MySQL software in
question.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:20 PM
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Yes, agreed. But out of all the MySql running out there, how
many of them do you think people purchased support for? People
run MySql just like Apache because it's free. And they get most
of the support through internal mailing-list, groups etc.
Richard
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:55 PM
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Richard,
I believe someone else here put the magic phrase on the subject. Support.
MySql has a commercial company that you can buy support from, namely MySQL.
PostGreSql use to have a vendor who would sell you a support contract, Great Bridge
Software. Don't know what happen to them.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:04 PM
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Glad to see another PostGresql like here. I always wonder
why is MySql bigger than PostGreSql when it was inferior.
My guess is that it was widely used as Web logging, site logging
as an alternative to file based logging where people don't care
much about transaction 'n such.
Richard Ji
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:50 AM
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Jesse,
In the Open Source world I'm becoming a PostGreSql bigot. While there are a
lot of folks out there using MySql I believe they acquired an inferior product.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
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Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 6:00 PM
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I haven't really used either in-depth, but the features of PostrgeSQL
http://advocacy.postgresql.org/advantages/ seem to be a lot closer to
"Enterprise" than MySQL 4.x, IMHO. Then again, I'm an Oracle bigot -- for
now. :)
Rich
Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 2:10 PM
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> Subject: MySQL in the future?
>
>
> WILL OPEN-SOURCE THREATEN ORACLE, IBM AND MS? | Internet News
> How big of a threat are open-source databases to software giants like
> Oracle, who hold most of the market and revenue share today? MySQL
> could be the biggest challenger to Oracle, and even Microsoft and IBM
> in the database market. MySQL is making inroads as a database
> alternative for small businesses or departmentally inside larger
> enterprises. Ultimately, the groundswell of support for MySQL could
> propel it on a Linux-like course to stardom as companies look to
> reduce TCO for databases.
>
> For the full details, click:
> http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/2221901
>
> Interesting article.... Is this the wave of the future for the small
> consultant??
>
> If the CEO is smart he will start a certification program and release
> upgrades every 18 months. It keeps the revenue comming it.
> Ron
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