Re: Ammunition

From: Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>
To: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Ammunition
Date: 2003-08-14 02:23:40
Message-ID: 60ptj9kmdv.fsf@dev6.int.libertyrms.info
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scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org (The Hermit Hacker) writes:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Gavin Sherry wrote:
>> > Zero. MySQL has full license to the source code, so they can't have
>> > others contributing from outside.
>>
>> I spoke to Zak and Georg Richter about this at a conference. They
>> said they receive some contributions, but that MySQL AB requires
>> the contributor to sign over copyright to MySQL AB.
>
> But, I thought it was GPLd?

MySQL (the software) is _available under the GPL_.

But MySQL AB, the company, is rather jealous to guard their
intellectual property, which they release under multiple licenses only
one of which is the GPL.
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