OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/19724/MySQL_Remains_Fully_Functional_and_Open_Source_ Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:39:30 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com I don't see what the big deal is... http://osnews.com/thread?313523 http://osnews.com/thread?313523 Sun already has the same model with openoffice/staroffice, why is it such a big deal so long as the core app remains open source? Thu, 08 May 2008 21:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (google_ninja) Comments RE: I don't see what the big deal is... http://osnews.com/thread?313524 http://osnews.com/thread?313524
Sun already has the same model with openoffice/staroffice, why is it such a big deal so long as the core app remains open source?


From Sun's standpoint, a user's standpoint, a developer's standpoint, or a cheerleader's standpoint? It makes a difference. ;-)

Edit: Darn it! I forgot to include Chicken Little's standpoint!Edited 2008-05-08 22:10 UTC Thu, 08 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments drivers http://osnews.com/thread?313538 http://osnews.com/thread?313538 I would love to see the mysql 5.x drivers be re-released under a non gpl license. Dual license with CDDL please!! Thu, 08 May 2008 23:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Matt Giacomini) Comments RE[2]: I don't see what the big deal is... http://osnews.com/thread?313562 http://osnews.com/thread?313562 I think the chicken little standpoint is the same as the users standpoint.

"the sky is falling!"

and yes, I am that kind of user.Edited 2008-05-09 04:12 UTC Fri, 09 May 2008 04:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (stabbyjones) Comments SUN tried http://osnews.com/thread?313570 http://osnews.com/thread?313570 It was MySQL that earlier had decided to close some parts of the source. SUN didnt want that, and tried to convince MySQL to remain open. And SUN succeeded in that. That MySQL remains open, is only because of SUN.

And regarding opening Java, SUN had to prove that SUN owned and had produced every line of code. Therefore it took so long before Java got open.

And SUN tried to ISO-certificate Java, but Microsoft hindered that. The reason Java is not ISO-certified, is because of Microsoft. Here is the link to that fact:
http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2007/09/microsoft-conde.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Kebabbert) Comments RE: drivers http://osnews.com/thread?313586 http://osnews.com/thread?313586 What for? From a drivers point of view I doubt that would be possible. You'd see MySQL usage sink like a rock, as they've played games with driver licensing before - and that was just LGPL -> GPL. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (segedunum) Comments RE[2]: drivers http://osnews.com/thread?313620 http://osnews.com/thread?313620
What for?


A lot of customers and ISV's are still on 4.1 because that was when mySQL moved from LGPL drivers. Having a dual license on the drivers would allow us non-open source developers to use/redistribute mySQL 5.x drivers without buying a commercial license.

I'm not saying they should not license the driver under GPL, but dual license under GPL and (CDDL, LGPL). Fri, 09 May 2008 16:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Matt Giacomini) Comments