Re: Why facebook used mysql ?

From: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Andy <angelflow(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, DaveGauthier <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Why facebook used mysql ?
Date: 2010-11-09 17:42:23
Message-ID: AANLkTiniNoCmKpo5hVfnDDEKJDY3C3dyV7-Rt-EyGsMC@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Andy <angelflow(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
> Any upgrades that are based on the MySQL source code will be legally required to be released under GPL too.
>
> That's the beauty of GPL.

This isn't entirely true. Oracle owns all copyrights to mysql source
code. they can release a binary only commercially licensed version
with features that they choose NOT to release under the GPL.

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