Re[2]: mysql.org

2001-07-18 Thread Werner Stuerenburg
table > This statement/release was very ordinary, very normal, very to-the-point > for any situation such as this. Condescending, no. Condescension, > like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, I didn't plan to give my opinion on this subject publicly. But, I was alerted by the last pos

Re[2]: mysql.org

2001-07-15 Thread Mark A. Chalkley
On Saturday, July 14, 2001, 9:25:51 PM, you wrote: JN> GPL violation or not, part of my decisions are always based on JN> morals (hard to find these days). Anyone trying to capture an JN> audience using anothers name is un-ethical and un-moral. My JN> business decision will be made with this i

Re: Manual for sale? (was Re[2]: mysql.org)

2001-07-14 Thread Sinisa Milivojevic
Colin Faber writes: > Michael, Interesting idea but I think it would problematic over all, > The mysql manual changes almost everyday (anyone that syncs the bk > tree's knows) I would suggest a better solution would be to provide the > manual as a localized application (possibly even ported to

Re: Manual for sale? (was Re[2]: mysql.org)

2001-07-13 Thread Tonu Samuel
Colin Faber wrote: > Michael, Interesting idea but I think it would problematic over all, > The mysql manual changes almost everyday (anyone that syncs the bk > tree's knows) I would suggest a better solution would be to provide the > manual as a localized application (possibly even ported to

Re: Manual for sale? (was Re[2]: mysql.org)

2001-07-13 Thread Michael Collins
At 9:15 PM -0600 7/13/01, Colin Faber wrote: >Michael, Interesting idea but I think it would problematic over all, >The mysql manual changes almost everyday (anyone that syncs the bk >tree's knows) I would suggest a better solution would be to provide the > manual as a localized application (poss

Re: Manual for sale? (was Re[2]: mysql.org)

2001-07-13 Thread Colin Faber
Michael, Interesting idea but I think it would problematic over all, The mysql manual changes almost everyday (anyone that syncs the bk tree's knows) I would suggest a better solution would be to provide the manual as a localized application (possibly even ported to PalmOS/WindowsCE), Anyone?

Manual for sale? (was Re[2]: mysql.org)

2001-07-13 Thread Michael Collins
At 8:09 PM -0400 7/13/01, Mark A. Chalkley wrote: >I, for one, was >considering purchase of their distribution just to get the printed >manuals, but wouldn't have one from them now if they were giving them >away. BTW, why doesn't MySQL AB print the manual and sell it? I would gladly pay US $ 30-

Re[2]: mysql.org

2001-07-13 Thread Mark A. Chalkley
On Friday, July 13, 2001, 8:02:16 PM, you wrote: MW> MySQL is GPL, so it's ok to sell derivate works. The problem is MW> however that NuSphere has been selling derivate work but not complied MW> to the GPL license, which is NOT ok. MW> By using mysql.org they are also violating our trademark;