> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:30:16 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Actually the Real DB server is much more expensive than industry > > standard MySQL. With MySQL they only have to pay once for > lifetime but > > with Real they pay annually. > > I think there is a misunderstanding here... > > With REAL SQL Server you buy a non-expiring licenses that > includes one year of updates. At the end of that year you can > renew your update plan or keep using any version that was > released during that past year and never pay more to REAL > Software. Ever.
That is correct - with mySQL you keep giving and giving and giving. And they can certainly revise their licensing model at any time. It used to be much more generous before version 5, but then again, mySQL AB has already achieved such a high level of recognition in the open source community that a lot of people simply and automatically belief it is free because it is open source. They use as they see fit and, if they get to a certain size, mySQL AB can sue you for violating their EULA. That's why I tell people NOT to rely solely on word of mouth on the internet and read mySQL's EULA. If mySQL had shipped their 1.0 product with this current license model, I do not believe they would have ever gotten to the position they are in now. Now that they are the "M" in LAMP, they are free to spend generously with the publicity coin they gained from the open source community. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software, Inc Joining Worlds of Information Deploy True Client-Server Database Solutions Royalty Free with Valentina Developer Network http://www.paradigmasoft.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
