Scot L. Harris wrote:
On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 11:23, James Kosin wrote:
Thomas Zehetbauer wrote:
MySQL4 is available under the terms of the GPL or a commercial license.
Additionally there is an exception to permit linking with proprietary
free and open source licensed software like the PHP.
Ok, your point is valid here; but they do implement an EXCEPTION to the GPL.
You have to include YOU and I along with those Evil Companies. The
agreement applies to ALL code generated, compiled, distributed with the
MySQL libraries.
So, If you created something really neat and wanted to pass it along to
a friend, you have two choices. a) Give your friend (or not) the
complete source to your new gadget or (b) Purchase the commercial
license from MySQL to be able to distribute the binary only to your friend.
Basically, this statement alone locks everyone into their GPL agreement
unless you purchase a commercial license. For all works you create.
Correct me if I'm still wrong; because we (you, I and all of us here)
could get MySQL4 included in the Fedora distribution if in fact this
falls under the GPL.
James Kosin
That is the way I read it. At one point it even appeared that in a
corporate situation they wanted a commercial license for applications
that were used internally only.
Where did you read this about internal corporate applications? This is
important to me. I cant find it in the GPL.
Birju
