Re: I want to use postresql for this app, but...

From: Claudio Cicali <c(dot)cicali(at)mclink(dot)it>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: I want to use postresql for this app, but...
Date: 2004-02-10 08:13:01
Message-ID: 4028928D.8020000@mclink.it
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Paul Thomas wrote:
> On 09/02/2004 15:25 Jan Wieck wrote:
>
>> Paul Thomas wrote:
>> [snip]
>> In addition to this, "also open source" is correct, but there are
>> significan differences in the quality of "open" vs. "open". MySQL is
>> not free, so if the application developed is closed source, it
>> requires the end user to purchase a commercial MySQL license per
>> installation.
>
> Another good point in our favour IMHO.
>

This is *WRONG*.

MySQL is *free*, but is double-licensed.

Please refer to this page for further details.
http://www.mysql.com/products/licensing.html

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