No no, your application have to be GPL - then you need not to pay anyone. :-) Example: You have a website and you use mySQL to store parts of the pages. So, source of your website pages must be GPL or you have to buy a licence.
JP On Wednesday 18 of June 2003 20:04, you wrote: > I thought that's only when you use their MySQL which has > some addon features. But if you download the free MySql you don't > have to pay anyone. > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:40 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Richard, > > Oh Contrare, if your using MySql for a commercial purpose then you owe > MySql AB in Germany $475 US, at last look. Here's from their web site > (http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html): > > MySQL Licensing > > Policy In Brief > > This is our licensing policy in brief: Our software is 100% GPL, and if > yours is also 100% GPL (or OSI compliant), then you never have to pay us > for the licences. In all other instances, you are better served by our > commercial licence. Read the details below! Licensing > > MySQL software is licensed under the GPL license. The formal terms of the > GPL license can be found in the GNU General Public License section of the > MySQL Reference Manual. > > MySQL is also available under commercial non-GPL license. For pricing and > ordering information, see our online store 1. Free use for those who are > 100% GPL > > If your application is licensed under GPL or compatible OSI license > approved by MySQL AB, you are free and welcome to ship any GPL software of > MySQL AB with your application. By "application" we mean any type of > software application, system, tool or utility. For doing this, you do not > need a separate signed agreement with MySQL AB, because the GPL text is > sufficient. But we do recommend you to be in touch with us as there usually > are good opportunities for partnership and co-marketing. 2. Free use for > those who never copy, modify or distribute > > As long as you never distribute (internally or externally) the MySQL > Software in any way, you are free to use it for powering your application, > irrespective of whether your application is under GPL or other OSI approved > license or not. > > More specifically: > > Modifying - You are allowed to modify MySQL Software source code any way > you like. If you distribute the modified version, all changes, all > interface code and all code that connects directly or indirectly to the > interface code fall under GPL. > > Copying - You are allowed to copy MySQL binaries and source code, but when > you do so, the copies will fall under the GPL license. 3. Commercial use > for everyone else > > If your application is not licensed under GPL or compatible OSI license > approved by MySQL AB and you intend to distribute MySQL software (be that > internally or externally), you must first obtain a commercial license to > the MySQL software in question. > > Dick Goulet > Senior Oracle DBA > Oracle Certified 8i DBA > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:20 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Yes, agreed. But out of all the MySql running out there, how > many of them do you think people purchased support for? People > run MySql just like Apache because it's free. And they get most > of the support through internal mailing-list, groups etc. > > Richard > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:55 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Richard, > > I believe someone else here put the magic phrase on the subject. Support. > MySql has a commercial company that you can buy support from, namely > MySQL. PostGreSql use to have a vendor who would sell you a support > contract, Great Bridge Software. Don't know what happen to them. > > Dick Goulet > Senior Oracle DBA > Oracle Certified 8i DBA > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:04 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Glad to see another PostGresql like here. I always wonder > why is MySql bigger than PostGreSql when it was inferior. > My guess is that it was widely used as Web logging, site logging > as an alternative to file based logging where people don't care > much about transaction 'n such. > > Richard Ji > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:50 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Jesse, > > In the Open Source world I'm becoming a PostGreSql bigot. While there are > a lot of folks out there using MySql I believe they acquired an inferior > product. > > Dick Goulet > Senior Oracle DBA > Oracle Certified 8i DBA > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 6:00 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I haven't really used either in-depth, but the features of PostrgeSQL > http://advocacy.postgresql.org/advantages/ seem to be a lot closer to > "Enterprise" than MySQL 4.x, IMHO. Then again, I'm an Oracle bigot -- for > now. :) > > Rich > > Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 2:10 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: MySQL in the future? > > > > > > WILL OPEN-SOURCE THREATEN ORACLE, IBM AND MS? | Internet News > > How big of a threat are open-source databases to software giants like > > Oracle, who hold most of the market and revenue share today? MySQL > > could be the biggest challenger to Oracle, and even Microsoft and IBM > > in the database market. MySQL is making inroads as a database > > alternative for small businesses or departmentally inside larger > > enterprises. Ultimately, the groundswell of support for MySQL could > > propel it on a Linux-like course to stardom as companies look to > > reduce TCO for databases. > > > > For the full details, click: > > http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/2221901 > > > > Interesting article.... Is this the wave of the future for the small > > consultant?? > > > > If the CEO is smart he will start a certification program and release > > upgrades every 18 months. It keeps the revenue comming it. > > Ron > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Jesse, Rich > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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