/* Quoth dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 13 Jan 2004 at 14:57 -0800 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> */
> "If you use the MySQL database software in a commercial context such that you > profit by its use, we ask that you further the development of the MySQL > software by purchasing some level of support." > > I guess a more correct statment would have been > > "Also, much GPLed software is not free for SOME commercial use. If you use > MySQL in your business, you SHOULD pay for it." Uh, no. A more correct statement would be, "If you like MySQL and make money with it please give back. Pretty please." There is no obligation, legal or otherwise, to buy a support contract or support MySQL in any way. You can get a guilt trip if you like, but they have no power to force a guilt trip on anyone - they choose to release it under the GPL. Part of the package. Obviously, if you are in a position to help then by all means do - for the good of all, but most importantly for your own good. If you really benefit from MySQL then you will almost certainly benefit from a better MySQL. This is what IBM has been doing with Linux, and it makes sense. -- .O. Hans Fugal | De gustibus non disputandum est. ..O http://hans.fugal.net | Debian, vim, mutt, ruby, text, gpg OOO | WindowMaker, gaim, UTF-8, RISC, JS Bach --------------------------------------------------------------------- GnuPG Fingerprint: 6940 87C5 6610 567F 1E95 CB5E FC98 E8CD E0AA D460 ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
