Re: Licensing

>>2) when using application under any other license (simplified), he/she
>>must pay for each MySQL installation
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>I don't think that this is completely accurate. For instance, PHP is
>licensed under the PHP license, not GPL. So, according to your
>statement, you cannot use any of the PHP Pear libraries (which are
>typically PHP license) without a license from MySQL?
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From the MySQL webpage:

Specifically:

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MySQL is 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 to ship any GPL software of MySQL AB with your
application ('application' means any type of software application,
system, tool or utility). You do not need a separate signed
agreement with MySQL AB, because the GPL license is sufficient. We
do, however, recommend you contact us as there usually are good
opportunities for partnership and co-marketing.

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Under the Open Source License, you must release the complete
source code for the application that is built on MySQL. You do not
need to release the source code for components that are generally
installed on the operating system on which your application runs,
such as system header files or libraries.

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Free use for those who never copy, modify or distribute. As long
as you never distribute the MySQL Software in any way, you are
free to use it for powering your application, irrespective of
whether your application is under GPL license or not.

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You are allowed to modify MySQL Software source code any way you
like as long as the distributed derivative work is licensed under
the GPL as well.

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You are allowed to copy MySQL binaries and source code, but when
you do so, the copies will fall under the GPL license.

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*Optional GPL License Exception for PHP.* As a special exception,
MySQL AB gives permission to distribute derivative works that are
formed with GPL-licensed MySQL software and with software licensed
under version 3.0 of the PHP license. You must obey the GNU
General Public License in all respects for all of the code used
other than code licensed under version 3.0 of the PHP license.

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*FOSS Exception.* We have created a license exception
<http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html>
which enables Free and Open Source software ("FOSS") to be able to
include the GPL-licensed MySQL client libraries despite the fact
that not all open source licenses are compatible with the GPL.Read
more about the exception.
<http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html>

>-Robby
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