snipThe modification clause is why many businesses do not use GPL
software. They can't modify the source, even for internal use, without
their own work being encumbered by the GPL.
/snip
The GPL only kicks in when you are distributing. You can freely modify
GPL'd software for your own use, even
If you are distributing a product to others that includes GPL
software, and you don't want to put your own work under the GPL, the
end-user has to download the GPL package separately (e.g. MySQL) and
then plug it in. (And you also have to be careful about how the
plugging in process works.)
On 4/13/05, Erik Weber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I get the feeling that the GPL restrictions (at least in MySQL's case)
are meant for those who are taking the database and specializing it for
their business (by altering or extending the source code) not just
merely using it to power the data
Thanks Ted. Yes, I dig the BSD-style license, and I sure am glad Apache
is aligned that way. Too bad there doesn't seem to be a database on par
with MySQL under a BSD-style license, but PostgreSQL is at least
something I think I can work with. The GPL style license is just as
important to have
After doing a little research on this I still wasn't getting a clear
picture, so I wrote to someone at MySQL AB (I found an e-mail address
for someone who seemed to welcome questions on the Web). I presented
what I thought were some typical scenarios of MySQL use (such as JDBC
applications and
I can only caution you again ... it doesn't matter what the MySQL
folks (or anyone else) says the license means. The only thing that
matters is what a court would decide if the matter came up. In turn,
that means you need to consult with *your* company's legal folks to
advise what *their*
Thanks. Good advice. But in a situation where there is no access to a
legal team (for lack of resources), I wonder if it would be smarter to
just take the time to switch to a different free or cheap database that
supports the standard JDBC transaction isolation levels (recommendations
with
Aren't there varieties available, Dave, for MySQL?
On 4/11/05, Dave Newton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ashish Kulkarni wrote:
mysql, postgre sql, Ingres by CA, Derby from apache ,
Note that the JDBC Connector/J for MySQL is GPL--if you link to it in
your code your code must also be GPL'ed.
First of all, forget about MySQL, since they don't have a long history in
stored procedure (its support is still release-candidate state).
Why don't you try Firebird? It's easy, it has a long history (since it was
born from Borland's Interbase), it supports views, stored procedures and
so on. Oh,
Hi,
from my experience, I can recommend PostgreSQL. It's quite easy to
setup, it's reliable and has all the functionality you require (views,
stored procedures, foreign key constraints).
As to the license: And because of the liberal license, PostgreSQL can
be used, modified, and distributed by
Ashish Kulkarni wrote:
mysql, postgre sql, Ingres by CA, Derby from apache ,
Note that the JDBC Connector/J for MySQL is GPL--if you link to it in
your code your code must also be GPL'ed.
Dave
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So if you distribute a program that uses Connector-J you may be required
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These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If
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benchmark them. (and in the case of Derby I haven't even used it).
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