[thelist] MySQL Licensing

[noah]

At 03:56 PM 29/08/2001, Jay Greenspan wrote:
>  Did the client read this:
>
>"If you use MySQL in conjunction with a Web server on Unix, you don't have 
>to pay for a license.
>
>This is true even if you run a commercial Web server that uses MySQL, 
>because you are not selling an embedded MySQL version yourself. However, 
>in this case we would like you to purchase MySQL support, because MySQL is 
>helping your enterprise."
>
>The person suggesting Postgres is wrong.

Thanks for that - I just needed to hear it from someone else.

Regards,
Noah

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