Thank Fernando, <br><br>This is exactly what MySQL did with dual licensing: in order to avoid having the GPL apply to your software that is not GPL, you go buy a license from them to distribute proprietary applications.<br>
<br>That is how they made their money. For others who are interfacing free software to MySQL (e.g. LAMP, ...etc.), the GPL version is fine.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Fernando Duran <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:liberosec@yahoo.ca">liberosec@yahoo.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi,<br>
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Just a random anecdote but about 5 years ago when I was working in a software company that used a MySQL database in its product we had to go and buy a $300 or so licence from MySQL.<br>
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Fernando Duran<br>
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> From: unsolicited <<a href="mailto:unsolicited@swiz.ca">unsolicited@swiz.ca</a>><br>
> Subject: [kwlug-disc] MySQL vs. PostGres license differences?<br>
> To: "Kwlug-Disc" <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>><br>
> Received: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 4:55 AM<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> Was talking with a friend tonight who<br>
> had looked at the MySQL and Postgres licenses (I have not),<br>
> and he noted that Postgres was absolutely free, while MySQL<br>
> was only free for internally developed apps, in a commercial<br>
> installation.<br>
><br>
> What is the issue, and is it an issue in practice?<br>
><br>
> Thanks.<br>
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