<generalization level="gross">BSD-style licenses (PostgreSQL, Apache, Sendmail) provide the software without any encumbarances -- you can do anything with it.
GPL style licenses (Linux, GNOME) requires that the software and all additions/expansions be released under the GPL.
You can "sell" both. The only difference is that if you modify a GPL licensed application you must release your modifications, while with a BSD license you can keep those proprietary.
</generalization>BTW, MySQL is dual licensed. It is available via GPL and for a price under a private license.
jbw Curtis Maurand wrote:
from the postgresql website: <quote>PostgreSQL Database Management System (formerly known as Postgres, then as Postgres95) Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, The PostgreSQL Global Development Group Portions Copyright (c) 1994, The Regents of the University of CaliforniaPermission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies.</quote>that paragraph seems pretty clear to me. I didn't go to harvard law school or anything, but plain american english is plain enough. MySQL with Netware is a licensed product. It is not under the GPL. I suppose that you can argue that Novell (or even RedHat) isn't increasing the price of their distribution based on the fact that PostgreSQL is included. I've also noticed that you can download the RedHat Database from their website without charge. If that's the case, I stand corrected. At any rate, they can't charge money for it and I'm sure they would have to provide documentation to attest to that upon request from the copyright holders.Curtis On Wednesday 23 April 2003 14:27, Joby Walker wrote:Curtis Maurand wrote:Novell can't distribute PostgreSQL as part of the Netware distribution. That would be a violation of the BSD license. However, they've licensedMySQL in such a way as to be able to include it with Netware. That leads me to believe that MySQL would be the preferred SQL server for Netware. CurtisThis is not correct. BSD-style licenses place no prohibition on the code being included into proprientary projects and then sold closed source. jbw_______________________________________________ Dbmail mailing list Dbmail@dbmail.org https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail
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