From: | elein <elein(at)varlena(dot)com> |
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To: | Kaarel <kaarel(at)future(dot)ee> |
Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] About GPL and proprietary software |
Date: | 2003-08-31 18:54:23 |
Message-ID: | 20030831115423.D8513@cookie |
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Cross-posted to pgsql-advocacy in response to Doug's
comment that:
>This is neither a GNU nor a MySQL mailing list. I suggest you take
>your question to one of those places, as you'll get a better answer.
Responses to pgsql-advocacy... I hate cross-posting, too.
The information is pertinent to postgreSQL because our
BSD license is a "selling point" for us. We need to know the differences
between BSD and other licensing schemes.
--elein
On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 03:26:24PM +0300, Kaarel wrote:
> I don't feel very confident when it comes to software licenses. But
> there are some cases I would like to make myself clear. What I am
> particulary interested in is when does GPL license become restrictive?
> For example say a company has a proprietary software product that only
> works with MySQL and no other database system. Are the following cases
> legal?
> 1) This company sells his product under proprietary license and leaves
> it up to the client to set up required MySQL server. Or perhaps helps
> the client with seting up MySQL with or without extra fee.
> 2) Clients pay monthly fee to this company for using their proprietary
> software which uses MySQL hosted in the companys server.
> 3) This company sells his product under proprietary license on the CD
> which also includes MySQL as free bonus (with source code).
>
> If these cases are valid, then when does GPL license for MySQL (or any
> other software in that matter) become truly restrictive for a
> proprietary company?
>
> Kaarel
>
>
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