I have searched and searched online for an explanation to this question, so if I have missed a faq that details this please accept my apology and point me in the right direction.
My question concerns using perl, perl::dbi, mysql, postgres, etc to develop commercial applications. Can an application be written in perl and use a mysql/postgres datastore without the requirement of releasing the application code? There would be no modifications made to the installed versions of these applications. An example would be a CGI frontend to a DB. An explanation from a license perspective(GPL/LGPL/Artistic License/etc) rather than an application by application perspective would be appreciated.
If you use MySQL to develop a closed-source application you have to buy the commercial license. If you use the GPLed MySQL then you have to release your application under the GPL.
This page has more info: http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html
Sorry I don't know about postgres.
Rgds, Sujita
-- Sujita Purushothaman Research Engineer, Open Source Development, MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia. http://www.asiaosc.org
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