Hey Doug. That was a really nice article. I think the last time I had actually heard of the actual licencing was back a long time ago and hearing that any software created using GPL software was also required to follow the GPL. It is nice to know that this is not the case at all. Anyhow, to John P. Ashenfelter sorry for coming across harshly but but I believe that it was you who first did so. You are correct and my appologies.
Doug B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Bezona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 10:41 AM Subject: RE: OT: MySql going public (No more freebies) > > I suppose you need to get the facts straight before commenting. If you > are > > talking about mySql then it is only free to use and modify with open > > source > > projects. This means that if "YOU" create applications using mySql > under > > the > > GPL then your application also has to be open sourced. > > No, it simply doesn't mean that at all. It merely states that if you > modify the open source software itself, and choose to release the > modified version, it must also be open source. > > Simply using MySQL in your application does not constitute modifying it, > nor does it mean other components of your application must be released > under the GPL. > > Here are a couple of references: > > First section: > http://www.itmanagersjournal.com/articles/12878 > > "Common Myths" section: > http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/gpl.xml#body.1_div.4 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:268693 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
