On Aug 09, 2004, at 17:56, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
This is confusing. There are *two* official places to discuss the
licensing and community issues?
Ugh.
Or am I misunderstanding things?
The licensing forum seems to generally be used provide quick answers on
licensing questions for proprietary
Greetings All,
LinuxWorld is now finished (meaning that some of the key MySQL people
who need to be in on these discussions will be back to a more normal
working setup) and the weekend is more or less here.
I hope to pick up discussions on these issues with the other MySQLers
on Monday (or to
At 11:24 AM 8/2/2004, you wrote:
On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 01:35:44 -0700, Jeremy Zawodny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 01:26:15PM -0500, gerald_clark wrote:
Steve Richter wrote:
exactly! Is Linux distributed under the same type of license as
MySql? If
I sell software
Hi Mike,
On Aug 06, 2004, at 18:08, mos wrote:
This means
that, according to the most common interpretation of the GPL, just
linking with them automatically requires your code be under the GPL.
License: The GPL license is contagious in the sense that when a
program is linked to a GPL program, all
Greetings All,
I walked through the mailing list thread earlier today. The big issues
that I believe that people raised were:
* Incorrect information on distribution as it applies to the GPL in
our licensing documents
* Lack of clarity from MySQL on what is and not acceptable use of
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From: mos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 03:41 AM 8/2/2004, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 11:49:02PM -0500, mos wrote:
At 04:43 PM 7/26/2004, you wrote:
looks like the answer is no. As soon as fee based software touches
the
mysql install on the
Issac Goldstand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 03/08/2004 09:47:31:
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From: mos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I'm not so sure. Here it is straight from the horses mouth
namely
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Free use for those who never copy,
modify or distribute. As long
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Issac Goldstand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 03/08/2004 09:47:31:
- Original Message -
From: mos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I'm not so sure. Here it is straight from the horses mouth
namely
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Free
since GPLed software can also be commercial i think
the subject of the thread should probably read
using mysql in proprietary software. instead of commercial
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Hi Jeremy, Greetings All,
First, thank you for taking the time to discuss this issue. It is
important that people let us know when they upset with us.
Next, it is clear that we need to look at the issues that were raised
by this thread.
When more of the right people from MySQL return from
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 01:26:15PM -0500, gerald_clark wrote:
Steve Richter wrote:
exactly! Is Linux distributed under the same type of license as MySql? If
I sell software that runs on linux I dont have to give away my code, right?
To use my software you first have to install no charge
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 05:43:58PM -0400, Steve Richter wrote:
looks like the answer is no. As soon as fee based software touches the
mysql install on the PC, the user is obligated to pay the $250. At least I
guess it is the user who has to pay.
So a copy of MySQL on Windows is free until
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 11:49:02PM -0500, mos wrote:
At 04:43 PM 7/26/2004, you wrote:
looks like the answer is no. As soon as fee based software touches the
mysql install on the PC, the user is obligated to pay the $250.
Actually I believe the MySQL 4.x license is more stringent than
Jeremy Zawodny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02/08/2004 09:41:40:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 11:49:02PM -0500, mos wrote:
At 04:43 PM 7/26/2004, you wrote:
looks like the answer is no. As soon as fee based software touches
the
mysql install on the PC, the user is obligated to pay the $250.
On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 01:35:44 -0700, Jeremy Zawodny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 01:26:15PM -0500, gerald_clark wrote:
Steve Richter wrote:
exactly! Is Linux distributed under the same type of license as MySql? If
I sell software that runs on linux I dont have to
On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 09:24:59AM -0700, Marc Slemko wrote:
I believe that MySQL AB is deliberately vague and confusing on their
licensing page to try to get people to buy mysql licenses. All
their words there don't matter though, what matters is the actual
license. It would, however, be
At 03:41 AM 8/2/2004, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 11:49:02PM -0500, mos wrote:
At 04:43 PM 7/26/2004, you wrote:
looks like the answer is no. As soon as fee based software touches the
mysql install on the PC, the user is obligated to pay the $250.
Actually I believe the
On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 03:11:10PM -0500, mos wrote:
At 03:41 AM 8/2/2004, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
I bet it depends on the country. In the USA, companies are considered
singular legal entities. Internal distribution is aking to giving
copies to yourself.
The GPL doesn't restrict that.
( if this is a FAQ or better asked elsewhere, can someone point me in the
right direction? )
In general, what are the rules for using MySql as the database in a
commercial software package?
I am writing faxing software in windows. Currently it is just used by the
client who paid me to write a
If you go through the online manual of mysql, it points out that mysql
can be used under gpl (then you have to be giving away the source code
for your software with mysql) or else you have to purchase mysql
commercially. In your case you sure need to buy it.
On Mon, 2004-07-26 at 08:11, Steve
, 2004 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: using mysql in commercial software
If you go through the online manual of mysql, it points out that mysql
can be used under gpl (then you have to be giving away the source code
for your software with mysql) or else you have to purchase mysql
commercially. In your
: Monday, July 26, 2004 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: using mysql in commercial software
If you go through the online manual of mysql, it points out that mysql
can be used under gpl (then you have to be giving away the source code
for your software with mysql) or else you have to purchase mysql
-Original Message-
From: Michael Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:28 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: using mysql in commercial software
This may not be strictly legal, but you could have the end user download
MySQL.. to run with your software
Steve Richter wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Michael Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:28 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: using mysql in commercial software
This may not be strictly legal, but you could have the end user download
MySQL
To: Steve Richter
Cc: chat. mysql.
Subject: Re: using mysql in commercial software
Steve Richter wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Michael Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:28 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: using mysql in commercial software
This may
: chat. mysql.
Subject: Re: using mysql in commercial software
Steve Richter wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Michael Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:28 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: using mysql in commercial software
This may
-Original Message-
From: Laercio Xisto Braga Cavalcanti
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 3:06 PM
To: 'gerald_clark'; 'Steve Richter'
Cc: 'chat. mysql.'
Subject: RE: using mysql in commercial software
Hi all,
If I write a comercial software that allow my customer
At 04:43 PM 7/26/2004, you wrote:
looks like the answer is no. As soon as fee based software touches the
mysql install on the PC, the user is obligated to pay the $250.
Actually I believe the MySQL 4.x license is more stringent than that. If
the MySQL database is distributed within a company for
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