On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Mark Schonewille < m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote:
> Actually, that's what I use most of the time, particularly the completely > free (open-source) MySQL server. > Mark is probably aware of this already but just a heads up for those not familiar with MySQL licensing. MySQL is not necessarily free to use in your projects. Recently I spoke with an Oracle licensing rep as I was going to distribute a product that interfaced with MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQL Server based on what the customer already had installed. For my situation (application built in LiveCode, selling to customers)I was told that I must purchase licenses that I then resell to my customers. This is true even if the customer already has their own MySQL licenses. I have to sell them a license for use with my product. Also, you cannot buy single licenses from Oracle, you must buy in bulk. I ended up dropping MySQL as one of the database offerings because of the licensing terms. I ended up recommending PostgreSQL for customers that didn't have any databases installed and those who already have SQL Server licenses use SQL Server. -- Trevor DeVore Blue Mango Learning Systems ScreenSteps: http://www.screensteps.com Releasable Revolution Resources for Developers: http://revolution.bluemangolearning.com _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
