>> There is no way that Sun or any other company can reverse that. You still >> have exactly the same rights to the source code as you had before. If your business relied on it, you could still take the source and modify it to your needs.<<
Such a simple pointed statement, while completely true, is highly impractical. How many developers using MySQL can maintain, enhance, or even support the source code for MySQL? Better yet, even if capable, what percentage of the developers would even have time to look into it *and* keep their apps and business afloat? No need for an answer Ed, I already know the answers. We have been around the block on this discuss enough. It just seems to me to be a silly argument because of the impracticality of the whole thing, but we all have to make complicated and tough business decisions without the advanced use of a crystal ball and hope for the best outcome. I have to say it certainly is interesting to watch from the sidelines. The more things change, the more they stay the same. <g> Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com _______________________________________________ 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.
