From: | Randolf Richardson <rr(at)8x(dot)ca> |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing) |
Date: | 2003-11-27 04:59:28 |
Message-ID: | Xns943FD375E41D7rr8xca@200.46.204.72 |
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> If you read the GPL very carefully, you may find that it was crafted
> with considerable care and intent.
Oh, please don't misunderstand me, I wasn't implying that there was
anything wrong with such a loophole; after all, some loopholes are
intentional. =)
Although I view the GPL as well-intended to ensure that free software
remains that way, I still find that the BSD License seems to be better suited
to the needs of businesses at this point in time.
> I _don't_ think what MySQL AB is doing with it is quite what was
> intended, but the various side-effects that you see are, by and large,
> quite intentional, even the ones that don't play into scenarios of
> Richard Stallman as "Evil Overlord."
The big question is this: Has the GPL been violated by MySQL?
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Randolf Richardson - rr(at)8x(dot)ca
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