MySQL and SAP - License change

MySQL and SAP - License change

Posted May 29, 2003 21:22 UTC (Thu) by komarek (subscriber, #7295)
In reply to: MySQL and SAP - License change by linuxbox
Parent article: MySQL and SAP

"Imagine if Linux were free to use "as is," but required commercial licenses from Linus when you wanted to use it in connection with non-GPL'd software."

You're mixing up usage restrictions and copyright. GPL is a copyright, and puts no restrictions on usage. Linux (the kernel) is GPL'd. And the new client libraries will also be GPL'd. Your "imagine" scenario is of course interesting to ponder, but bears no real relation to the MySQL/SAP client libs issue -- MySQL is putting the those client libs under the GPL, not the Microsoft EULA.

You may have a point, but you'll have to be more careful if you want to be convincing.

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