Re: Response from MySql AB (Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 08:52:36AM -0600, scott.marlowe wrote:
> Fact:  If you write your application to work with ODBC -> MySQL
> connectivity, you can write a closed source app and sell it for money and

Fact: nobody's ever tested any of this in court, so you're basically
risking it.

I think if people want legal advice about the status of MySQL's
claims about GPL, they'd best consult a lawyer who knows a lot about
software licenses.

A

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