Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo on the Sales block?

2008-01-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
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?

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo on the Sales block?

2008-01-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
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

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo on the Sales block?

2008-01-17 Thread Kristian Poul Herkild
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

[gentoo-user] Is Gentoo on the Sales block?

2008-01-16 Thread James
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 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo on the Sales block?

2008-01-16 Thread kashani
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. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo on the Sales block?

2008-01-16 Thread felix
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

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo on the Sales block?

2008-01-16 Thread Brian Marshall
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