So does this mean if we are running SAPDB right now, we are stuck under the Mysql license aswell.. I doubt one can retroactively enforce licenses?
On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > == START OF FORWARDED MESSAGE == > > Hello Christian, > > Thanks for your question! > > On 05.08.03 at 15:00 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello MaxDB team of MySQL AB > > > > In your posting on sapdb.general today you wrote: > > > > > 4. Licensing and the availability of old versions > > > > > > MaxDB will follow the MySQL dual licensing policy, > > > which in short is "if you're free, we're free -- if you're > > > commercial, we're commercial". > > > > As I understand it, this means: > > - If I am a private user and want to store information > > about my poststamp collection in a MaxDB instance, > > I won't have to pay anything to MySQL AB. > > - If I am a programmer that has written a poststamp > > collection management software and I sell it for $20, > > I will have to pay something to MySQL AB. > > Correct. > > > But what if I am a programmer working for company X > > and writing a tailormade software only for them that > > makes use of MaxDB, but is not for sale? > > Does company X have to pay for the use of MaxDB? > > As long as Company X doesn't distribute it, Company X is free to use MaxDB > with the program written by you, as a programmer employed by Company X, > under the GPL. No payment. > > Of course, Company X is also *welcome* to buy a commercial license with > traditional commercial terms, such as for Oracle. Company X will then get > the warranties that go with commercial licenses, but as long as Company X > doesn't distribute the software working with MaxDB, it doesn't violate the > GPL. > > If you work independently with Company X as your customer, for which you > create a tailored program, you are probably distributing at least one copy > of MaxDB server to Company X. In this case, you need to buy a MaxDB > license (or are in charge of making Company X buy a MaxDB license), the > cost of which will probably be a small fraction of the total invoice you > send to Company X. > > When in doubt, buy a license. They're not expensive, and it's fair to > contribute. > > > How much will the price be, calculated on which basis? > > We have not yet determined pricing and will post that information, once > we've done so. A MySQL Server license costs 440 dollars per server; expect > the MaxDB pricing to be more than that, but *far* closer to MySQL than to > Oracle pricing. > > > Does this depend on whether company X makes > > publically available the source code of the application > > that uses MaxDB or not? > > If company X also publishes the stamp collection software under the GPL, > freely downloadable and with source code just as MaxDB and MySQL, then > company X is free to distribute MaxDB's GPL version. Short version: in > that case, the price tag is zero. > > > Thank you for providing me with this important > > information > > No problem! Hope I answered your questions to your satisfaction. Feel free > to share the answer with the list, if you wish. > > Kaj Arn� > > == END OF FORWARDED MESSAGE == > > > -- > COMPUTERBILD 15/03: Premium-e-mail-Dienste im Test > -------------------------------------------------- > 1. GMX TopMail - Platz 1 und Testsieger! > 2. GMX ProMail - Platz 2 und Preis-Qualit�tssieger! > 3. Arcor - 4. web.de - 5. T-Online - 6. freenet.de - 7. daybyday - 8. e-Post > > _______________________________________________ > sapdb.general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general > _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
