These non-profits could still be customers of an ISP that includes
unlimited MySQL databases, as most good ones (like Dreamhost) do
these days. Obviously the ISPs have worked out the licensing with
MySQL.org. Dreamhost is offering MySQL 5 these days. $20/month isn't
much to ask, even for a nonprofit.
A dedicated MYSQL server is way overkill when you only need a few
databases. As the developer, you could even sub-let space.
Lynn-
Thursday, April 20, 2006, 3:52:58 PM, you wrote:
In my case, I have a for-profit client whose product goes out
to non-profit clients of theirs. The MySQL licensing gets
pretty dicey there. I don't pretend to understand whether
anyone needs to buy a commercial license, what kind, and
who's responsible for taking care of it.
Id pass the buck to whomever writes the checks ;-)
In that case, you'd be misunderstanding the situation. Scenario: you
write a spiffy app that goes out to hundreds of non-profit clients,
and you charge them a nominal fee for it and for support. If it relies
on MySQL for a backend server, are you responsible for getting a
commercial license or are the clients who run and maintain it? And
given that the clients are non-profits who may be entitled to a free
commercial license, would it not be counterintuitive for the developer
to pay for a commercial license rather than telling the clients to get
their own?
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