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

On Sep 15, 2:15 pm, Arne Vajhøj <a...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
nebulou...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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?

Very common.

Eh. This doesn't make sense. Making and distributing a proprietary
DBMS derived from MySQL, and having to pay MySQL for the privilege,
and then charge at least as much to your own customers? Won't those
customers just download and use MySQL instead? Only if you're adding a
big useful added feature or something that MySQL lacks, in which case
MySQL in allowing the closed-sourcing of such for money instead of
insisting all such improvements be folded back into the community is
violating the spirit of free software!

Or are you referring to how they "cleverly" GPL'd instead of LGPL'd a
client library so apps that use it to connect to a database will have
to be open sourced or pay? The obvious thing to do then is to use
another SQL client library, and perhaps still use MySQL server-side.

In short, it doesn't seem like much of a business model for MySQL. A
closed source derivative of the MySQL DBMS that costs money is likely
to be outcompeted by vanilla MySQL. Use without redistribution is
free. And the client library surely has lots of alternatives that can
be used in a closed-source client program.

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