Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing)

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>
To: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: John Wells <jb(at)sourceillustrated(dot)com>, PostgreSQL general list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing)
Date: 2003-10-08 20:20:24
Message-ID: 20031008202024.GB5114@dcc.uchile.cl
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On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 05:29:44PM +0100, Oliver Elphick wrote:

> 1. Free use for those who are 100% GPL
>
> 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...

So, what is the list of "compatible OSI licenses approved by MySQL AB"?
Can they modify such a list?

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"La experiencia nos dice que el hombre peló millones de veces las patatas,
pero era forzoso admitir la posibilidad de que en un caso entre millones,
las patatas pelarían al hombre" (Ijon Tichy)

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