Your message seems a bit contradictory.
In one paragraph you say the MySQL plugin is licensed under the GPL,
and in another you say one can purchase a non-GPL license.
If it is possible to purchase a non-GPL license why would you make
the jump that RS has done anything other than that? Surely they are
cognizant of the licensing issues involved and would have
investigated this thoroughly.
Or is there information you have that is not contained within your
message? Perhaps, as you imply that the Rb plugin is GPL-ed by your
statement that you've asked for a non-GPL-ed plugin.
On Jan 13, 2007, at 1:08 PM, Wade Maxfield wrote:
You cannot ship a product built with the MySQL plugin that
RealSoftware
supplies and sell your product as a commercial closed source
product. You
MUST distribute your source code IF you distribute with the MySQL
plugin
compilet into your product. You CANNOT restrict rights to re-use that
source code. You CANNOT prevent someone from reselling your product
or any
derivations.
The MySQL plugin is licensed as GPL, not as LGPL (which would allow
this). I am assuming there are serious implications for RB IDE
itself since
it links itself with the GPL plugin, and they advertise that they
include
MySQL support with the product, but that is another discussion.
Unless
MySQL or the GPL gives them (or has given them) an exception
similar to the
same exception that Linus gave the Linux kernel for modules, they
could have
to dance in an interesting way. The general rule is if you link
with a GPL
product, your product is covered under the GPL.
To sell a closed source product that uses MySQL, you must either
go to a
third party MySQL plugin that is totally GPL free, or you need to
contact
the MySQL folks and purchase a non-GPL license from them. They are
free to
have a dual license for the same product since they created the
product. As
creator, they can license the product different ways simultaneously.
<snip>
I did give RS a feedback request for a non-GPL plugin for MySQL
to RB,
but they said that was MySQL's issue, not theirs. I respectfully
disagree
with them, but wanted to let you folks know, just in case you had not
thought about it. RB's business is RB's business, but your business is
yours. Please don't be caught unawares.
thanks,
Wade
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559-303-4915
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