On Jan 16, 2008 10:26 PM, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Courtesy Carl/VFUG.... > > Wonder what this will mean for the future? The good thing is that since > it's open source, they can't affect things that are already out > there....e.g., shutting them off.
MySQL may be open source but it's a very restrictive licence. It costs zero if you use it for an open source project, but the licence is quite expensive if you use it commercially - £369 *per year*. Not sure the dollar price but £369 =~ $738. I always thought of MySQL as a bit of a 'toy' SQL server anyway (never used it, but purely from reading articles and research). PostgreSQL (or even SQLite!) seem a much better choice. > -------- Original Message -------- > > >From the VFUG.Org List Server: > > Sun acquires MySQL: > http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/2008/01/16/sun-acquires-mysql/ > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/mixed > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/plain (text body -- kept) > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
