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Is MySQL Planning a Change of Tune?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the license-switcheroo dept.

Iggy writes "After reading the article on 'The MySQL License Question' by Timothy R. Butler at Open for Business I just have to wonder, is this company's wording on the MySQL site indicating the company is backing away from Free Software, specifically, the GPL? Great reading and certainly thought provoking."

4 of 403 comments (clear)

  1. Re:First Useful Post by borgdows · · Score: 5, Funny

    Consistency in a database is important too, whatever they choose I'll stick with Postgresql.

  2. It's MySQL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    not YourSQL.

    If they wanted you to own it, they would have named it that way.

  3. I guess this would make it... by deathcloset · · Score: 5, Funny

    TheirSQL

    *snicker snicker*

  4. Re:We will just fork it by VirexEye · · Score: 5, Funny

    The classic "farewell and fork you!"