2008/4/18 Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Im a bit confused, nothing unusual. mySQL is or was open source. Who > actualy > owned it ? And how can it be sold when it's a colaboration of peoples > work. > Sort of stinks that someone can get people to do the work then sell them > down the river. Or maybe it just says what a big stink some people are. > ----------------------------------
The guys and gals who made it created a company and sold the training an use rights for the little sucker that could. Over time they said "Dude" you wanna get rich? So it was Open Source but never Free as in Lager. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.