On Jul 26, 2006, at 1:01 PM, Tim Hare wrote:
I, too, was very concerned with what appears from the mySql website
as a
requirement that my end-users sign up for an ongoing support contract.
However, I contacted mySql and discovered that the options on the
website
are geared toward consumers: GPL or a support contract. For
developers, you
have to contact them directly. And yes, you can still purchase a
mySql
professional license for the end user for a one-time fee, per
server, and be
completely within the license agreement. They were very friendly and
willing to work with me regarding volume pricing, etc.
Tim
Or you could use Postgres, and split the difference with your client.
I've worked quite a bit with both MySQL and Postgres, and I can't
understand why people keep using MySQL. Quite apart from the
licensing issues, I've had an order of magnitude more database
corruption with MySQL, and it's still lacking significant features
that Postgres has.
The *only* advantage MySQL has is the non-transactional table, which
is *fast*. For certain applications, or parts of applications, this
speed-transactional safety tradeoff is worthwhile. But such
applications are unusual.
In the past, PostgreSQL didn't install easily on Windows, which may
explain why MySQL is so much more popular. But Postgres now has a
very nice Windows installation.
Guyren G Howe
guyren-at-relevantlogic.com
http://relevantlogic.com
REALbasic, PHP, Python programming
PostgreSQL, MySQL database design and consulting
Technical writing and training
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