Re: Commercial Licensing Question
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RE: Commercial Licensing Question
http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/commercial-license.html : With a commercial non-GPL MySQL server license, one license is required per database server (single installed MySQL binary). There are no restrictions on the number of connections, number of CPUs, memory or disks to that one MySQL database server. The MaxDB server is licensed per CPU or named user. -Original Message- From: Sujith Manuel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 October 2004 07:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Commercial Licensing Question Hi, We intend to use MySQL database in one of our commercial applications. We would like to know whether we need to buy MySQL license for each of our product installations. Or How many installations can we make with one commercial license of MySQL database. Expecting the reply at the earliest. Thanks in advance, Sujith Manuel. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Commercial Licensing Question
We intend to use MySQL database in one of our commercial applications. We would like to know whether we need to buy MySQL license for each of our product installations. Or How many installations can we make with one commercial license of MySQL database. In general: The answer you will hear from MySQL AB when you ask them directly is to buy a commercial license if you are in doubt whether your situation is covered by the non-commercial license. This way you will also support the development of the product. Many on this list read the license as follows: only if you distribute MySQL with your commercial product you will need a commercial license per server where the product will be installed. This would mean you don't need a commercial license for running a MySQL server which is used for commercial purposes and you don't need a commercial license if your product needs a MySQL database to function, but MySQL is not distributed by you. I agree with MySQL AB that it would be nice to buy a license if you make a lot of money with their product, but the current license seems require a commercial license only if you distribute MySQL with your commercial product. Regards, Jigal. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Commercial Licensing Question
Jigal, but the current license seems require a commercial license only if you distribute MySQL with your commercial product. I'm sorry, but I believe your statement is incorrect. If you distribute an application (outside of the GPL) that requires MySQL to run (whether you distribute the MySQL engine or not), then the person receiving the application needs a commercial MySQL license. It doesn't matter if it is a commercial application or a free application, or an application you are distributing worldwide or even within your own organization, or if you are distributing MySQL engine with your application or not. If your application requires MySQL to run, and you distribute that application outside of the GPL, then you need a MySQL license. Here it is directly from MySQL.Com http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/ If you distribute a proprietary application in any way, and you are not licensing and distributing your source code under GPL, you need to purchase a commercial license of MySQL Mike -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Commercial Licensing Question
From: mos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike, but the current license seems require a commercial license only if you distribute MySQL with your commercial product. I'm sorry, but I believe your statement is incorrect. If you distribute an application (outside of the GPL) that requires MySQL to run (whether you distribute the MySQL engine or not), then the person receiving the application needs a commercial MySQL license. It doesn't matter if it is a commercial application or a free application, or an application you are distributing worldwide or even within your own organization, or if you are distributing MySQL engine with your application or not. If your application requires MySQL to run, and you distribute that application outside of the GPL, then you need a MySQL license. Here it is directly from MySQL.Com http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/ Hmm.. this page seems to be quite new. I was referring to the old policy and the discussions on this list about it. You can find the previous text at http://web.archive.org/web/20030605155911/www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html A few quotes: 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. When do you need a commercial license? More specifically: a) If you include the MySQL server in your non Open Source application, you need a commercial licence for the MySQL server b) If you include one of the MySQL drivers in your non Open Source application (so that your application can run with MySQL), you need a commercial licence for the driver(s) in question. The MySQL drivers currently include an ODBC driver, a JDBC driver and the C language library. This seems to be a completely different story !?!? It seems that the license policy has become a lot more strict. It still is rather unclear to me what happens if you make an application which does not directly use MySQL or its drivers, but uses a high level language which includes these drivers? PHP has been given a (free) license for the inclusion of a MySQL client in the software; does one need a MySQL license for distributing or using PHP scripts which access a MySQL database? Regards, Jigal. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
