[Leaplist] GPL good or bad?

[Vernon Singleton]

This is not easy to understand ...
http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2009/10/importance-of-license-model-of-mysql-or.html

He says, "One can fork a GPL project (i.e. the code), but one can't
easily duplicate the economic infrastructure around it."

Ok.  I'm with you ... makes sense right?

He later says, "Most of the technology partners, where most of the
innovation in the MySQL space happen nowadays, depend on being able to
get licenses for MySQL so that they can combine their closed source
application or closed code (like storage engines) with MySQL."

Someone help me.  What licenses is he talking about?  Apparently not
the GPL.  Aren't the licenses he is talking about the kind of dual
licenses that the GPL expressly forbids?

He then later says, "I think that GPL is a fantastic license".

Now I'm really lost.  Imagine that.

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