Re: Licence question

[mos]

At 03:55 PM 12/3/2003, you wrote:
>>If you were to simply download and install MySQL at your company
>>office, then write apps for in-house use at your company, then
>>you have no license issues.  Your apps would not need to be
>>GPL, and you do not need a Mysql commercial license.
>>This was discussed by a Mysql AB employee during the MySQL
>>training class I took a few weeks ago.
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is not the case.
>If you do not use the source of mysql, GPL doesn't apply.

Ok, consider yourself corrected.<g>
Chuck's interpretation is more accurate.

>According to GPL, you have to make your program free (open source)
>only if you use source from a GPL licensed program or if you modify it etc.

Incorrect. See Chuck's explanation.

Mike