Steve Richter wrote:
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>From: Michael Abbott [mailto:damysus@stripped]
>Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:28 AM
>To: srichter@stripped
>Subject: RE: using mysql in commercial software
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>>This may not be strictly legal, but you could have the end user download
>>MySQL...... to run with your software.....
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>exactly! Is Linux distributed under the same type of license as MySql? If
>I sell software that runs on linux I dont have to give away my code, right?
>To use my software you first have to install no charge Linux and MySql. Why
>would that not be permitted?
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>-Steve
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Because the MySQL license does not allow you to use it free with
commercial software that requires MySQL.
If you are running commercial software that requires MySQL you must buy
a license.
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