Comment Re:Sure (Score 1) 165
> .. except that Oracle might pull a 'MySQL' on MySQL themselves and kindly inform them that if
> they intend to use InnoDB for commercial purposes they'll have to pay up. IOW, Oracle might
> require licensing for every commercial (no-GPL) version of MySQL sold.
And you think Innobase doesn't require licensing for non-GPL versions today? It is a for-profit company - not a charity. They probably make money on licensing revenues from non-GPL versions and from support contracts. The following statement from the Innodb website seems to bear me out.
"If you want to combine MySQL and InnoDB to a product which you distribute, and which is not open source, or for which the user has to pay a fee to you, you have to purchase a commercial license from MySQL AB."
I'm sure some of the money that you are paying for a commercial MySQL license is going to Innobase.
- HCE
> they intend to use InnoDB for commercial purposes they'll have to pay up. IOW, Oracle might
> require licensing for every commercial (no-GPL) version of MySQL sold.
And you think Innobase doesn't require licensing for non-GPL versions today? It is a for-profit company - not a charity. They probably make money on licensing revenues from non-GPL versions and from support contracts. The following statement from the Innodb website seems to bear me out.
"If you want to combine MySQL and InnoDB to a product which you distribute, and which is not open source, or for which the user has to pay a fee to you, you have to purchase a commercial license from MySQL AB."
I'm sure some of the money that you are paying for a commercial MySQL license is going to Innobase.
- HCE
