Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2010-01-04 Thread Mark Williamson
Maybe move this to the mysql mailing list ;) On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 12:36 -0500, Bill Moran wrote: > > In response to Alvaro Herrera : > > > > > Chris Browne wrote: > > > > dcor...@connx.com ("Dann Corbit") writes: > > > > > (Commercial use

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2010-01-04 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 12:36 -0500, Bill Moran wrote: > In response to Alvaro Herrera : > > > Chris Browne wrote: > > > dcor...@connx.com ("Dann Corbit") writes: > > > > (Commercial use of MySQL without paying a license fee requires that > > > > projects using the database are also GPL, IIRC). > >

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2010-01-04 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Alvaro Herrera : > Chris Browne wrote: > > dcor...@connx.com ("Dann Corbit") writes: > > > (Commercial use of MySQL without paying a license fee requires that > > > projects using the database are also GPL, IIRC). > > > > I know I've seen Monty say this sort of thing a lot of times

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2010-01-04 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Chris Browne wrote: > dcor...@connx.com ("Dann Corbit") writes: > > (Commercial use of MySQL without paying a license fee requires that > > projects using the database are also GPL, IIRC). > > I know I've seen Monty say this sort of thing a lot of times, and his > most recent rant > (

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2010-01-04 Thread Chris Browne
dcor...@connx.com ("Dann Corbit") writes: > (Commercial use of MySQL without paying a license fee requires that > projects using the database are also GPL, IIRC). I know I've seen Monty say this sort of thing a lot of times, and his most recent rant (

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2010-01-01 Thread Joshua D. Drake
> Monty made his be, let him lie in it. I repeat, this if off-topic. Please drop it. Joshua D. Drake -- PostgreSQL - XMPP: jdrake(at)jabber(dot)postgresql(dot)org Consulting, Development, Support, Training 503-667-4564 - http://www.commandprompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company, serving s

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2009-12-31 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On Thu, 2009-12-31 at 21:08 -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > Dann Corbit wrote: > > I suspect that Oracle could be interested in collection of revenue from > > MySQL users who are using it commercially without a license in violation > > of the current license agreement for MySQL. (Commercial use of My

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2009-12-31 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Andrew Lardinois wrote: > Can't help myself, but I've used mysql in the past, and got on a list of > some sort once upon a time about that.  Just received an email petition from > Monty to help save mysql.  Certainly you know the story:  Oracle buys Sun, > which cu

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2009-12-31 Thread John R Pierce
Dann Corbit wrote: I suspect that Oracle could be interested in collection of revenue from MySQL users who are using it commercially without a license in violation of the current license agreement for MySQL. (Commercial use of MySQL without paying a license fee requires that projects using the da

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2009-12-31 Thread Dann Corbit
> -Original Message- > From: pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general- > ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Peter Geoghegan > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:23 PM > To: Andrew Lardinois > Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [GE

Re: [GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2009-12-31 Thread Peter Geoghegan
Andrew, I don't think it's becoming of the Postgres community to gloat about this. Your contention that MySQL will "get flushed down the drain" sounds almost as misguided as Monty's contention that Oracle will divest in, and ultimately somehow "kill" MySQL as a means of cornering the RDBMS market.

[GENERAL] Save MySQL? HA

2009-12-31 Thread Andrew Lardinois
Can't help myself, but I've used mysql in the past, and got on a list of some sort once upon a time about that. Just received an email petition from Monty to help save mysql. Certainly you know the story: Oracle buys Sun, which currently owns mysql, and the little dolphin get's flushed down the