Hello.
The complete answer could only be obtained from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pat Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Suppose i distribute MySQL-4.1 with an appliance, > which is a sealed x86 machine running a Linux > distribution made by another entity (ok, it's Red > Hat). I don't write any code that's directly linked to > MySQL, I'm only using the existing php-mysql, etc., > packages already provided by the distribution, plus > some third-party apps that are under GPL and link to > MySQL (applications that access MySQL, not written by > me, but are Open Source GPL projects off SourceForge > and other places - i just bundle them with the > appliance). > Any code that I write personally is PHP and sits on > top of the php-mysql module provided by Red Hat. > > The end-user has no direct visibility to the database, > in fact, the end-user might never know it's MySQL - > all that is visible is the PHP interface, via Apache. > > In this case, what's the license? Is MySQL still free > (under GPL)? > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]