>Well, yes, but why make it free for Linux and Unix then ?
>
>It's probably the clients to TCX and the Windows users paying for
>all the others then isn't it ?
The MySQL folks are going to use MySQL under UNIX anyway. They
won't develop a Windows version for themselves. There has to be
some incentive to divert resources from UNIX development to Windows
development.
Given that, why *shouldn't* they charge for the Windows server?
They have little use for it themselves, what could possibly be
the incentive to spend time on it?
The Windows users aren't paying for all the others. They're paying
for the version that the developers wouldn't otherwise spend time on,
and that wouldn't exist without some incentive to spend time on it.
"The MySQL developers may like working on MySQL, but not so much that
they want to pay for the privilege."
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>Patrik Lundin
>http://www.javathings.com
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>Steve Ruby wrote:
>
>> Try this explanation then.
>>
>> TCX is a for-profit company. They developed mySQL under unix
>> for their jobs and clients. They have little use for the windows
>> version themselves. Porting it takes time and developers
>> (who have to be paid for) and they have no means of otherwise
>> compensating for this expense.
>>
>> MySQL and the windows port aren't your standard open-source projects. If
>> the windows port was done by random developers not doing ot for
>> a job I'm sure that TCX would make it free, but I belive that
>> 99% of the porting work is done by Monty and his team who need paid
>> so they can feed their families.
>>
>> Patrik Lundin wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm not sure what development tools you are talking about but
>> > you can get free development tools for Windows as well (DJGPP for example)
>> > and MS Visual C++ standard edition costs $100.
>> >
>> > If you always look for the most expensive version you can probably spend
>> > a lot of money.
>> >
>> > As I said, I don't mind paying it ( which I will most likely do when
>> > the 30 days is over, or rather the client I'm evaluating it for )
>> > but then the Linux and the Unix users should pay too.
>> >
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>> > Patrik Lundin
>> > http://www.javathings.com
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>> >
>> > Paul DuBois wrote:
>> >
>> > > >Well, the machine costs money wheter it runs Linux, Solaris or
> Windows
>> > > >and the cost will be paid for in just a few licenses anyway.
>> > >
>> > > Will it?
>> > >
>> > > Windows and the Windows development tools are not "the machine".
>> > > And those tools don't come with free unlimited upgrades. You get
>> > > the privilege of paying for them over and over.
>> > >
>> > > "Fair" might be an issue if Microsoft made their software available
>> > > on the same basis as, say, Linux development tool are available.
> > > > That's not the case.
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