Thanks Ed that's what I thought and why I kept clear of mysql
Al
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Be careful about what is meant by 'free'. The cost for all is zero, as long
as you are not releasing anything for others to use that has a more
restrictive license than the one that allowed you to use it in the first
place. IOW, as long as your product doesn't deny rights to your users that
are allowed in the software you're using, no problem. There is no cost
involved.
However, if you want to release something that uses these database
programs that is proprietary, or somehow restricts the ability of those who
use it to copy, alter and distribute your code, then the products differ.
PostgreSQL and Firebird don't care. MySQL does. If you're using MySQL and
want to release a product that has restricted rights, you have to buy a
commercial license, and that figuring out how much that costs can be rather
hairy.
So PostgreSQL and Firebird are both completely free, in both
meanings of 'free': cost and freedom. MySQL *might* be free in cost, and is
not completely free in what you do with it.
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