There's an interesting weblog entry that really makes you wonder about the licensing that the MySQL folks have provided for their software.
So, there are a lot of databases out there. I've used more than a handful. Commercial, Proprietary, Free, Open, etc. The two databases I've used most are Oracle and MySQL and let me say that I like them both immensely. [This] leads me to my one beef with MySQL. MySQL's stance on their license doesn't match the wording of the license. Now, many people I've talked to have asked "why not purchase a commercial license?" First let me say, we have a lot of commercial licenses to various products. It is neither cost nor principle that deters me from purchasing a MySQL commercial license to resell with a product using it.
Confusion deters me.
It really makes you wonder if MySQL made the right move in changing their licensing, or if it might just do more harm than good...
Many thanks to Chris Shiflett for the pointer...




