That's not the way I read it at all. But, that's a topic for another place.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Jake Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:52 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: [OT] free Database with Transaction (Sorry for the noise) > > > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
