[Linux dev] Re: MySQL

[Adrian Rossouw <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 10:52, Willie Krause wrote:
> Hi Adrian
> 
> I have looked at PostgreSQL a bit, and I do like it a lot.
> One question though, is it possible to some sort of "official"
> support on PostgreSQL? It is just very difficult to justify
> it to the important people when there is no such option.
> 
> Would be nice if Postgres can be investigated. Also, we would
> need versions that can run on Solaris (mainly), and then also
> on Linux and Windows 2000 for some machines (development, testing).
> 
> I suspect Solaris is not a problem. Will have a look at the site 
> again to see about Windows, but can't remember anything.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Willie
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrian Rossouw [mailto:adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 9:46 AM
> To: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Linux dev] Re: MySQL
> 
> 
> Can i just highly recommend postgreSQL at this point.
> 
> It's a true enterprise ready sql server, that is free to use in
> whichever way you want ... (not with mysql's restrictions on requiring
> to use an abstraction layer to connect to the database..)
> 
> Also , you get views, subselects, stored procedures can be written in
> python .. and it is faster than mysql in a lot of cases. (especially
> mysql 4 with innodb tables (iirc))
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 08:53, Willie Krause wrote:
> > Hi Carl
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply. Here is what I have found in the mean time, and my
> > view on it:
> > 
> > >From the MySQL site:
> > "1.) If your application is licensed under GPL or compatible OSI license
> > approved by MySQL AB, you are free and welcome to ship any GPL software of
> > MySQL AB with your application. By "application" we mean any type of
> > software application, system, tool or utility. For doing this, you do not
> > need a separate signed agreement with MySQL AB, because the GPL text is
> > sufficient. 
> > 
> > 2.) As long as you never distribute (internally or externally) the MySQL
> > Software in any way, you are free to use it for powering your application,
> > irrespective of whether your application is under GPL or other OSI
> approved
> > license or not."
> > 
> > It seems to me that as soon as you "ship" (distribute your application),
> > then the application itself must either be GPL, or you need to buy a
> > license. If your application is not being "shipped" (for example, a web
> > application, which is "served"), then you are free to use MySQL to power
> the
> > application (for example, installed on the web server), even if the
> > application being served is not GPL, as long as you do not distribute
> MySQL
> > in any way.
> > 
> > Would this be a fair interpretation?
> > 
> > Then again, what happens when you user MySQL to power a combination of
> your
> > own web application, as well as some utilities that are not GPL, such as a
> > bulletin board?
> > 
> > 
> > Willie
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carl Swart [mailto:carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 8:47 AM
> > To: Willie Krause
> > Subject: Re: [Linux dev] MySQL
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Willie,
> > 
> > This is a quick summary:
> > 
> > 1. You pay if your product makes exclusively use of MySQL. So write your
> >    program to support multiple DB's like MySQL and PostgressSQL.
> > 
> > 2. You pay if you distribute MySQL with your program. However if you do
> >    not distribute it and the client download and install it, then you
> >    don't pay.
> > 
> > 3. You do not pay if your program is 100% GPL.
> > 
> > 4. You do not pay if you use it for your own internal use only.
> > 
> > This is basically the way I see it.
> > 
> > See: http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html
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Adrian Rossouw
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