MySQL Users Conference in 10 Days now!

2005-04-07 Thread David Axmark
Hi! As you may know, MySQL is holding it's third annual User's Conference on April 18-21 in Santa Clara, California. This is a annual event that I (and the other cofounder Monty) love to participate in. It nice to see so many people in one place exited about MySQL! It's a unique opportunity to m

MySQL Founders speak out against software patents

2004-11-24 Thread David Axmark
You may have noticed that Monty & I have spoken out against software patents regularly. We have actually been fighting them since way before MySQL! For example David joined the LPF (see lpf.ai.mit.edu) in 89/90. We believe that software patents will work against software developers by enabling the

RE: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-24 Thread David Axmark
; John > > -Original Message- > From: David Axmark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:14 PM > To: Damir Dezeljin > Cc: MySQL List > Subject: Re: InterBase vs. Mysql > > > On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 08:14, Damir Dezeljin wrote: > > First

RE: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-22 Thread David Axmark
On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 21:26, John Griffin wrote: > Gerald, > > One hundred MySQL licenses still works out to $90.00 USD. Even if it > worked out to half that would still leave me with no margin and so no > compensation for my time. I am trying to find a way of using MySQL in > a very low cost mark

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-21 Thread David Axmark
On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 13:55, Bernhard Döbler wrote: > Hi, > > the OpenSource GPL'd version of InterBase 6.01 is called Firebird and is available > from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird > > On Hannover CeBit'2002 I talked to a guy from MySQL AB. It was the > time the Firebird 1 release

Re: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-21 Thread David Axmark
On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 18:06, Ben Clewett wrote: > This will be my last posting. I don't belive I am being constructive > and have no wish to instantly be hated by the whole of MySQL. > > Michael T. Babcock wrote: > > Ben Clewett wrote: > > > >> MySQL say that this is an extension of the applica

Re: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-21 Thread David Axmark
On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 08:14, Damir Dezeljin wrote: > Firstly excuse my poor english ;))) > > I read the entire mail thread. I'm useing MySQL for our own data storage > (I use it to store our oceanographic data for internal use) - I guess that > I don't need a commercial license for this. > > I ha

Re: Please clarify copyright of shared library. (fwd)

2003-02-20 Thread David Axmark
I got this forwarded to me. Yes the library from 4.0 and above is now GPL. And in 3.23 it was LGPL. As for the inability to link with OpenSSL we as the copyright holder can allow this. And we do so. The same license incomparability problem also appears for the Apache and Eclipse people that we a

Re: [OT] LEGAL information about MySQL.

2002-12-05 Thread David Axmark
On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 03:23, Pae Choi wrote: > Look! > > I already unsubscribed this. Do you understand what that mean? > I have no interest to dealing with MySQL and have no time for > this. > > You must understand that this thread was started from someone > who were interested to sell his/her p

Problems with MySQL lists internet line

2002-12-05 Thread David Axmark
Hi We are having some problems with high load on our Internet line in the MySQL office in Uppsala. And we might need to temporary ( about 12-24 hours) turn off the MySQL mailing lists. If our current workaround will work we can stay up. We should get a upgrade of our Internet line equipment tomo

Re: [OT] LEGAL information about MySQL.

2002-12-05 Thread David Axmark
On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 14:45, Darney Lampert wrote: > Sorry continue this subject ... I´m the author original question, "LEGAL > information about MySQL". > But I Think that my question is simple and the other answers do not make > sense to me. > I never said that I change original MySQL source co

Re: [OT] LEGAL information about MySQL.

2002-12-05 Thread David Axmark
On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 12:43, Pae Choi wrote: > Didn't you the previous posting that contains two paragraphs > from GPL? He probably did but since you misread the GPL. I have talked to Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen who wrote the GPL about these issues. And you misread the GPL. /David > And if

Re: LEGAL information about MySQL.

2002-12-05 Thread David Axmark
On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 10:51, Mark wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pae Choi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Tonu Samuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Darney Lampert" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 5:30 AM >

Re: LEGAL information about MySQL.

2002-12-05 Thread David Axmark
On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 13:42, Pae Choi wrote: > I do not know about MySQL marketing strategies. But as far as > GPL goes, it even encourge to sell. > > > "Does the GPL allow me to sell copies of the program for money? > Yes, the GPL allows everyone to do this. The [1]right to sell copies is part >

Re: client library no longer LGPL licensing

2002-10-02 Thread David Axmark
On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 01:05, Ken Menzel wrote: > > > Does this also apply to non-open-source but free applications? For > > example, we give away Escapade for free - always have, always will, > > at least for the minimal version of the product. If we develop a > > non-free version of Escapade t

RE: client library no longer LGPL licensing

2002-10-02 Thread David Axmark
On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 00:35, Ed Carp wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > The change is made to avoid lots of discussions about when the GPL > > is effective. Basically we follow the same rules as we always have > > about when we want people to pay us for a commercial li

Re: client library no longer LGPL licensing

2002-09-25 Thread David Axmark
On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 23:05, Ken Menzel wrote: > Hi Everyone, >I don't know if it makes a difference to anyone, but mysql client > libraries are no longer LGPL. see > http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Copyright.html. (original licenses can be > found in old source tar files documentation). I think t

Re: Distributed Fulltext?

2002-02-16 Thread David Axmark
On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 02:44, Alex Aulbach wrote: > Wednesday, from David Axmark: > > > Your other point about exact vs. approximate answers is unclear, I expect > > > that Google's answers are exact for their currently available indexes at any > > > given time

Re: Distributed Fulltext?

2002-02-13 Thread David Axmark
On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 15:38, Steve Rapaport wrote: > David Axmark writes: > > > So the standard answer with Apples and Oranges certainly apply here! > > More like Äpplen och Apelsiner, that is, different but similar. You Swedish > guys should know. Thanks for answering

Re: Distributed Fulltext?

2002-02-12 Thread David Axmark
On Fri, 2002-02-08 at 11:11, Steve Rapaport wrote: > I said: > > > Why is it that Altavista can index terabytes overnight and return > > > a fulltext boolean for the WHOLE WEB > > > within a second, and Mysql takes so long? > > On Friday 08 February 2002 08:56, Vincent Stoessel wrote: > > > Appl

RE: mysql.org

2001-07-14 Thread David Axmark
Britt, please remember that I personally and Monty as well appreciate you and your work for the MySQL community very much. And we are of course willing to continue the talks we had when I and Mårten visited NuSphere in Bedford last month. __ ___ ___ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ /