> From: "Dean Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:00:29 -0500
>
> I was looking at this myself since this thread started since I just
> started using the MySQL plugin in one of my programs.
> It would have been nice had RB explicitly said something like "Danger!
> You probably can only use this plug-in in a open source GPL project."
> when they released it.
RIGHT, this is MUST BE done by IDE vendors.
In fact Lynn and me do warn periodically RB and REV lists during last 3-4
years about mySQL trap. Few years ago we was sometimes even blamed that we
say not true or such.
I am glad that more and more developers recognize this and start warn each
other :-)
> Runtime Revolution is a MySQL partner so if you buy RR you get to link
> to MySQL free of licensing fees as far as I can tell from their web
> site. So I know it's possible for a language tool make to make it easy
> for their users.
I believe it is not true, Dean.
IMHO, Rev do the same mistake as REAL.
On the other hand note, that REV users much more stay close to Linux and ISP
usage, so they use more often free mySQL installations from ISP.
But that *is not* desktop applications!
> I appears to be that in order to use the MySQL plug-in from RB in
> closed software you'd need to buy a client library license from MySQL.
> No price is available for that on the web so you'd have to contact
> sales at MySQL to figure the price. I did read somewhere that it may
> only be something like $100/yr. but that is speculation.
No.
They have price about $595-$4995 for mySQL UNLIMITED server.
this is price PER SERVER, PER YEAR.
https://shop.mysql.com/enterprise/
Let me again repeat, this is price PER SERVER.
And let me repeat my 3 years old statement.
REALbasic/Revolution/VB6/... Developers are APPLICATION developers.
you developer Applications to be sold by MANY copies.
So if you want sale 100-1000 copies of your app, you need pay:
$60,000 - $600,000 to mySQL company.
Want to pay almost zero comparing to above and get faster database with much
better integration to REALbasic? Take a look on Valentina database and
Valentina Server Embedded.
http://www.paradigmasoft.com
--
Best regards,
Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc
Valentina - Joining Worlds of Information
http://www.paradigmasoft.com
[I feel the need: the need for speed]
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