> If you are distributing a product to others that includes GPL
> software, and you don't want to put your own work under the GPL, the
> end-user has to download the GPL package separately (e.g. MySQL) and
> then plug it in. (And you also have to be careful about how the
> plugging in process works
The "modification" clause is why many businesses do not use GPL
software. They can't modify the source, even for internal use, without
their own work being encumbered by the GPL.
The GPL only kicks in when you are distributing. You can freely modify
GPL'd software for your own use, even in a busi
Thanks Ted. Yes, I dig the BSD-style license, and I sure am glad Apache
is aligned that way. Too bad there doesn't seem to be a database on par
with MySQL under a BSD-style license, but PostgreSQL is at least
something I think I can work with. The GPL style license is just as
important to have
On 4/13/05, Erik Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I get the feeling that the GPL restrictions (at least in MySQL's case)
> are meant for those who are taking the database and specializing it for
> their business (by altering or extending the source code) not just
> merely using it to power the da
Aren't there varieties available, Dave, for MySQL?
On 4/11/05, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ashish Kulkarni wrote:
>
> >mysql, postgre sql, Ingres by CA, Derby from apache ,
> >
> >
> Note that the JDBC Connector/J for MySQL is GPL--if you link to it in
> your code your code must also
Thanks. Good advice. But in a situation where there is no access to a
"legal team" (for lack of resources), I wonder if it would be smarter to
just take the time to switch to a different free or cheap database that
supports the standard JDBC transaction isolation levels (recommendations
with re
I can only caution you again ... it doesn't matter what the MySQL
folks (or anyone else) says the license means. The only thing that
matters is what a court would decide if the matter came up. In turn,
that means you need to consult with *your* company's legal folks to
advise what *their* recomme
After doing a little research on this I still wasn't getting a clear
picture, so I wrote to someone at MySQL AB (I found an e-mail address
for someone who seemed to welcome questions on the Web). I presented
what I thought were some typical scenarios of MySQL use (such as JDBC
applications and
First of all, forget about MySQL, since they don't have a long history in
stored procedure (its support is still release-candidate state).
Why don't you try Firebird? It's easy, it has a long history (since it was
born from Borland's Interbase), it supports views, stored procedures and
so on. Oh, a
totally separate from
connector-J.
Al
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Ashish Kulkarni wrote:
mysql, postgre sql, Ingres b
In my experience at least two of the databases you list excel at
something my one caveat is, that although postgresql does do everything
you want I have found it to be rather slow under load. That may be
because there is little documentation on tuning it and such.
MYSQL simply screams at reads. I
Fogleson, Allen wrote:
"These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If
identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program, and
can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in
themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those
sections w
tributed totally separate from
> connector-J.
>
> Al
>
> -Original Message-
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On Apr 11, 2005 11:55 AM, Fogleson, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So if you distribute a program that uses Connector-J you may be required
> to provide the source code, etc to Connector-J but you do not have to
> GPL your own code, as that can be distributed totally separate from
> connecto
separate from
connector-J.
Al
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Ashish Kulkarni wrote:
>mysql, postgre sql, Ing
Ashish Kulkarni wrote:
mysql, postgre sql, Ingres by CA, Derby from apache ,
Note that the JDBC Connector/J for MySQL is GPL--if you link to it in
your code your code must also be GPL'ed.
Dave
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Hi,
from my experience, I can recommend PostgreSQL. It's quite easy to
setup, it's reliable and has all the functionality you require (views,
stored procedures, foreign key constraints).
As to the license: "And because of the liberal license, PostgreSQL can
be used, modified, and distributed by
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