Re: re[2]: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-08 Thread Harrison Fisk
.html http://www.mysql.com/oem/support.html Mike > < -- Original Message -- FROM: Douglas Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TO:mos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DATE: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 23:15:07 -0500 SUBJECT: Re: MySQL (GPL License) Ouch. Thanks for the clari

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-08 Thread mos
At 06:49 AM 6/8/2006, Jochem van Dieten wrote: On 6/8/06, mos wrote: At 08:15 PM 6/7/2006, you wrote: I believe that if you are only using MySQL for your company's internal needs, whether from a web server or for deployment to other company-owned locations, you don't need a commercial license.

re[2]: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-08 Thread mos
$14.8 million per year in licensing if they still use the software, whether they need support or not from MySQL AB. Ouch! Mike > < -- Original Message -- FROM: Douglas Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TO:mos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DATE: Wed, 7 Jun 200

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-08 Thread Jochem van Dieten
On 6/8/06, mos wrote: At 08:15 PM 6/7/2006, you wrote: I believe that if you are only using MySQL for your company's internal needs, whether from a web server or for deployment to other company-owned locations, you don't need a commercial license. Unfortunately that's not what MySQL AB licensi

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-08 Thread Michael Louie Loria
> Unfortunately that's not what MySQL AB licensing person told me. The > license is more strict than that. If your company distributes an > application that uses MySQL database inside the company (even inside > the same building), and you don't give the other dept the source code > (so it falls out

re[2]: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-08 Thread Rob Desbois
major trade-off. > < -- Original Message -- FROM: Douglas Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TO:mos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DATE: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 23:15:07 -0500 SUBJECT: Re: MySQL (GPL License) Ouch. Thanks for the clarification. Two additional thoughts: 1) Does thi

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Douglas Sims
Oh, one other thing. The group that I work with at the one large company (call it company "X") which Randy the MS rep was taking to lunch... is about to upgrade some servers and spend somewhere around $250k on new MS SQL server licenses. I'm not really sure why. (Oxygen deprivation could

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Douglas Sims
Ouch. Thanks for the clarification. Two additional thoughts: 1) Does this apply (I think not) even if you don't compile with or link with the MySQL database? If you just connect to it with ports or sockets, as we usually do with web applications, you still don't need a commercial license

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread mos
At 08:15 PM 6/7/2006, you wrote: I believe that if you are only using MySQL for your company's internal needs, whether from a web server or for deployment to other company-owned locations, you don't need a commercial license. For example, if your company owns fifiteen stores, you could set up a

RE: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Jimmy Guerrero
Guerrero Sr Product Manager MySQL, Inc > -Original Message- > From: Michael Louie Loria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:42 PM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Re: MySQL (GPL License) > > Ok thanks, I'm somehow clarified. >

RE: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Daevid Vincent
> However, it is very reasonable and desirable to support MySQL as a > company, as they save us all tons of money over Oracle, > MS-SQL, etc., > in addition to providing an excellent product. So even if you don't > need the commercial license, if your company depends upon MySQL, > buying

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Michael Louie Loria
v en t >> --- >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Michael Louie Loria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, 8 June 2006 9:45 AM >> To: mysql@lists.mysql.com >> Subject: MyS

Re: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Douglas Sims
-- -Original Message- From: Michael Louie Loria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 8 June 2006 9:45 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: MySQL (GPL License) Hello, I would like to inquire about the GPL License used by MySQL. Here's our scenario We developed our owned software

RE: MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Logan, David (SST - Adelaide)
--- -Original Message- From: Michael Louie Loria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 8 June 2006 9:45 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: MySQL (GPL License) Hello, I would like to inquire about the GPL License used by MySQL. Here's our scenario We develope

MySQL (GPL License)

2006-06-07 Thread Michael Louie Loria
Hello, I would like to inquire about the GPL License used by MySQL. Here's our scenario We developed our owned software needed by our operations using MySQL community edition under Windows platform. GPL says that we should distribute/share the source code. But I think it isn't even of interest

Re: MySQL GPL License Question

2004-01-15 Thread Chris Nolan
This is a fuzzy issue. There are questions regarding redistribution. Any distribution requires that you either comply with the terms of the GPL or that you get a licence. Additionally, MySQL AB have recently changed the licence terms of their libraries - now absolutely everything that the fine an

Re: MySQL GPL License Question

2004-01-14 Thread Sam Vilain
On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:44, Computer Mail wrote; > If I create a program that just queries data from a > MySQL table and processes it...am I required to > release that program under the GPL? No. The below; 0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a noti

RE: MySQL GPL License Question

2004-01-14 Thread Ugo Bellavance
> -Message d'origine- > De : Computer Mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyé : Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:45 PM > À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : MySQL GPL License Question > > > I understand some of the GPL but I am a little > confused on this i

MySQL GPL License Question

2004-01-14 Thread Computer Mail
I understand some of the GPL but I am a little confused on this issue: If I create a program that just queries data from a MySQL table and processes it...am I required to release that program under the GPL? I have a MySQL server set up with some tables and I created a seperate application to quer