On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 11:23, James Kosin wrote:Where did you read this about internal corporate applications? This is important to me. I cant find it in the GPL.
Thomas Zehetbauer wrote:
Ok, your point is valid here; but they do implement an EXCEPTION to the GPL.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.
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.