Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing)

Oliver Elphick wrote:
> > So if I build and sell an appliance (hardware+software) based on
> > debian and using the 'free' collection of software, suddenly I'm not
> > in compliance with their license. Sounds like a time-bomb waiting to
> > explode.
>
> It's licensed under the GPL, which means that you can indeed sell it, SO
> LONG AS you make your own source code available to your customer under
> the GPL or a compatible licence. Nothing in the GPL stops you demanding
> money for the software; what it requires is that you make your source
> code available. It's whole purpose is to force the freeing of source
> code; it is not much concerned with money. For example, I remember

You also have to allow anyone who is given the source code the ability
to freely distribute it too. Meaning, you can't prevent one of your
customers from putting the code up on ftp and distributing it to anyone.

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