On Thursday 17 January 2008, James wrote:
I only ask because Sun just paid
a billion dollars for MySQL
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/16/sun-mysql_1.html
How is it that Open Source is for sale?
It's not. MySQL (the company) is for sale and Sun buys the customer
base.
GPL?
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:49:43 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
Yeah, what does this mean? MySQL's software is distributed under the
terms of the GPL as an open source product. They have a more
restrictive license for their super-duper products that isn't GPL.
The also sell MySQL under another
James skrev:
I only ask because Sun just paid
a billion dollars for MySQL
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/16/sun-mysql_1.html
How is it that Open Source is for sale?
GPL?
Is gentoo next?
James
FLOSS != Gratis. There is no problem in buying either Open Source
I only ask because Sun just paid
a billion dollars for MySQL
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/16/sun-mysql_1.html
How is it that Open Source is for sale?
GPL?
Is gentoo next?
James
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James wrote:
I only ask because Sun just paid
a billion dollars for MySQL
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/16/sun-mysql_1.html
How is it that Open Source is for sale?
GPL?
Dual license.
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On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 11:47:04PM +, James wrote:
I only ask because Sun just paid
a billion dollars for MySQL
Sun paid a billion dollars for the COMPANY which owns the copyright to
MySQL. Someone controls Gentoo, be it the foundation (which may or
may not actually exist at the
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:47:04 + (UTC)
James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I only ask because Sun just paid
a billion dollars for MySQL
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/16/sun-mysql_1.html
How is it that Open Source is for sale?
MySQL is a company.
Is gentoo next?
Gentoo no
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