[Leaplist] GPL good or bad?

Kevin Korb kmk at sanitarium.net
Tue Dec 22 00:28:01 EST 2009


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I thought you preferred that bash based thing you found a while back :P

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:26:18 -0500
Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> On Monday 21 December 2009 22:44:05 Jim Hartley wrote:
> > A little while ago I decided I needed to do something with a data base
> > (SQL). I looked at various choices, and MySQL was certainly a viable
> > candidate to do the job. Then I looked at all the horse-hockey MySQL
> > licensing ...
> > 
> > I write stories and sell them to various pubs and e-pubs, and the
> > database is to keep track of which stories I've sent where. I'm really
> > trying to develop this into a paying business, filing a Schedule C with
> > my taxes. Hmmm, that makes this a commercial venture ... what was that
> > MySQL said about license fees for commercial use? Of course I doubt
> > they'd ever find out if I just installed a GPL copy, but still ...
> > 
> > So I used PostGreSQL, which has a nice simple FREE license for
> > everyone. Problem solved!
> 
> I prefer postgres myself.
> 
> SteveT
> 
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