According to MySQL's licensing page, you only need to worry about the software license at all if you are distributing MySQL code. If you are only using it (for instance, to serve data to your web application), you do not have to license MySQL, even if your web application's code is not distributed under the GPL.
http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html -Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Tulley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:16 PM Subject: RE: [OT] free Database with Transaction (Sorry for the noise) > Sorry to add to the noise, but I feel the need to add: On the next > version of NetWare (6.5), there will be a commercially-licensed copy of > MySQL that an application can use without the restrictions John listed. > In case that helps anybody decide for or against using it. > > Jeff Tulley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > (801)861-5322 > Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net business solutions > http://www.novell.com > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/18/03 12:57:34 PM >>> > > Without going into a whole argument...technically MySQL is not free > for > commercial use. If you use MySQL in a commercial setting, internal or > external, without purchasing a commercial license, you may do so only > if the > application that uses MySQL is also GPL > (http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html). This is something that > many > companies (and developers) would prefer to avoid, for various reasons. > PostgreSQL has no such requirement as it is distributed under the BSD > license. > > John > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
