Hi Dr. Antas: Say it in short words: MySQL follow strictly the GPL if you use The GPL version of MySQL. GPL virus par exelance not more and not less.
Regards Wilfried > The site "Gildot" (http://www.gildot.org/) at the portuguese > "Universidade do Minho" (Minho University) has just published > (07Dez2004) a few replies, they got from MySQL, regarding current MySQL > licensing schemes. > > 1. See how interesting they are: > > "1� - If I have a web hosting company, and I want do sell services that > support mysql database, do I need a commercial license? One for each Server? > - No you don't. " > > "2� - If I buy a hosting service from a hosting company, and develop a > website/web application to a client, does the client needs to have a > commercial license? > - If the site is not open source then yes per installed server " > > "3� - If I want to install a server at a client company with mysql to > serve an aplication I have developed, does my client needs a commercial > license? > - If your application is not open source yes your customer needs a > commercial licenses or you can resell it to him." > > > 2. According to those answers every MySQL based site or application that > is not made available as fully open sourced must pay a MySQL license. > > 3. Did you know that if you rented hosting space from an hosting > enterprise, and that said enterprise just provided you a "free" MySQL > server, you should have paid MySQL AG a "per server" license? > > 4. The same for those have set up, or intend to set up a Hospital > Information System based in the MySQL flavor of Care2x: > > 4.1. Did you know that the hospital must buy MySQL licenses in a "per > server" license? > 4.2. Did you know that in not doing so, you yourself and the hospital > that you work to, may be judicially prosecuted? > 4.3. Are you sure that all the work that you have done regarding that > said hospital is, so far, 100% open source? > > The more we get to know MySQL the more we like them... > > Best regards, > > J. Antas
