Re: Some free utilities for Java, with Hebrew support.

On Sep 11, 12:59 am, Lew <l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
nebulou...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Sep 9, 9:06 pm, Arne Vajhøj <a...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
MySQL is definitely "free software" but that is not "free for everyone".

???

In other words, they make some people pay for it.

It's GPL. Anyone can use it without paying, so long as they adhere to
the terms of the GPL and open source any derivative works.

For instance I can legally run a for-profit web site using a MySQL
DBMS at the back end and not pay; assuming the site doesn't distribute
binary-only modified copies of MySQL stuff at least. If it, say, sells
T-shirts with clever slogans like ThinkGeek or suchlike, it doesn't
run afoul of the GPL and it certainly doesn't require paying money to
legally use MySQL at the back end.

I don't see how your statement can be true other than in the narrow
case where the "some people" wish to make and distribute a closed-
source database system derived from MySQL, or at least something
closed-source that uses MySQL code. They'd have to either open source
whatever used the MySQL code or negotiate an exemption from MySQL's
copyright's holder. The latter might result in being granted
permission in exchange for a fee. But how common is that going to be
in practise?

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