Jean-Michel Dault wrote:
>
> I have just noticed this in their license. I don't know when it has
> changed, but I'm sure it wasn't there the last time I checked:
>
> However, the following methods of distribution involving payment shall
> not in and of themselves be a violation of this restriction:
> 1.Posting the Program on a public access information storage and
> retrieval service for which a fee is
> received for retrieving information (such as an on-line service),
> provided that the fee is not
> content-dependent (i.e., the fee would be the same for retrieving the
> same volume of information
> consisting of random data).
> ==>2.Distributing the Program on a CD-ROM, provided that the files
> containing the Program are
> ==>reproduced entirely and verbatim on such CD-ROM, and provided further
> that all information on
> ==> such CD-ROM be redistributable for non-commercial purposes without
> charge.
>
> That means we can ship the latest version of MySQL with
> Cassini!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shouldn't be a problem for a compagny who want to sell a computer with
Mandrake on it ?
If they need to pay each time stuff to MySQL isn't not ok.
Jacques.
