Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> [2003:10:11:11:56:08-0400] scribed: > Chris Spencer wrote: > > That's correct. You must purchase a MySQL license to use it in this > > fashion. Apache, PHP, and Debian are all fine. No purchase is > > required. > > > > > What are the repercussions to my client, as a result of this model? > > > > Buy MySQL. Make the product. Sell the product. > > The situation you describe would mean that mysql would be non-free, and > thus not part of Debian. > > The license of mysql 4.0.14 is a mixture of the GPL, LGPL and BSD > licenses, with nothing prohibiting commercial use. I see nothing in > the license to call for purchase of a special mysql license for this > use. Especially Section 3: <http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html> Am I misinterpreting this? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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