[thelist] MySQL licensing (was: Which RDBMS?)

[David Siedband]

Running MySQL on a server is not distributing it.

Here are a few examples to help clarify:

We distribute a web application as Zope code and MySQL table build 
instructions.  For someone to use this application, they must download 
MySQL for their OS and install it themselves.  This is not 
distributing...

If we were to offer this application on CD and include MySQL in an 
installer package, that would be distributing.

However we can legally charge for their time to download, install and 
configure MySQL for our clients if they don't have someone in-house to 
do this for them.

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David




On Aug 14, 2004, at 9:25 AM, Kasimir K wrote:

> A web site is a commercial product, but installing MySQL on your web 
> server is not distributing it. Or is it?