RE: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-17 Thread David Price
Monty, Thank you for the update. -Original Message- From: Marten Mickos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 3:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NuSphere final speaks out Our customers have asked us to comment on the writing by Lorne Cooper in NuSphere&#

RE: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-16 Thread Tonu Samuel
On 15 Aug 2001 14:07:08 -0700, Philippe Paravicini wrote: > Dear Philippe: > > mySQL.org is a not for profit organization dedicated to promoting > and further enhancing the mySQL database engine. Like all open > source projects we welcome community input to help enhance the > product. FYI htt

Re: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-16 Thread Mike Wexler
Marten Mickos wrote: > > Our customers have asked us to comment on the writing by Lorne Cooper > in NuSphere's latest newsletter. I will respond to the three primary > issues raised in the newsletter: (1) The June 2000 agreement between > Progress and MySQL AB; (2) the mysql.org website; and (

Re: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-16 Thread Marten Mickos
Our customers have asked us to comment on the writing by Lorne Cooper in NuSphere's latest newsletter. I will respond to the three primary issues raised in the newsletter: (1) The June 2000 agreement between Progress and MySQL AB; (2) the mysql.org website; and (3) Gemini. For those of you in

Re: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-15 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 01:38:17PM -0400, Michael T. Babcock wrote: > > Does anyone know if this contract available for viewing online > anywhere? It is not. -- Jeremy D. Zawodny, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Technical Yahoo - Yahoo Finance Desk: (408) 349-7878 Fax: (408) 349-5454 Cell: (408) 685-59

RE: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-15 Thread Carsten H. Pedersen
Everyone, please: Let's not have another round of "Let's all go bash NuSphere". Yes, I too, am interested in the case -- but let's have the details - and not least *facts* - from the people who are actually involved in this dispute. I think some of Justin Farnsworth wise words from July 18 bea

RE: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-15 Thread Philippe Paravicini
mySql.org's position (whomever they are) *** Dear Philippe: mySQL.org is a not for profit organization dedicated to promoting and further enhancing the mySQL database engine. Like all open source projects we welcome community input to help enhance the product. The MySQL AB company is a commerc

Re: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-15 Thread Michael T. Babcock
> That agreement also allows NuSphere to release MySQL > under the GPL license forever and print and distribute the > manual. It doesn't seem that this is what is at stake, however. Would you say that MySQL AB wishes Nusphere to stop distributing the official GPL'd distribution of MySQL? Would

RE: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-15 Thread Philippe Paravicini
ent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 10:38 AM To: MySQL Subject: Re: NuSphere final speaks out > trademarks. In May, MySQL AB unilaterally decided the contract was no longer > valid, and started proceedings to take away our trademark rights. After Actually, the rights would belong to MySQL AB unless t

Re: NuSphere final speaks out

2001-08-15 Thread Michael T. Babcock
> trademarks. In May, MySQL AB unilaterally decided the contract was no longer > valid, and started proceedings to take away our trademark rights. After Actually, the rights would belong to MySQL AB unless the contract was drawn up horribly. > past June, to give us back the trademark rights we h