Re: Ammunition - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Christopher Browne
Subject Re: Ammunition
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Msg-id 60ptj9kmdv.fsf@dev6.int.libertyrms.info
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In response to Re: Ammunition  (Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au>)
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scrappy@postgresql.org (The Hermit Hacker) writes:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Gavin Sherry wrote:
>> > Zero.  MySQL has full license to the source code, so they can't have
>> > others contributing from outside.
>>
>> I spoke to Zak and Georg Richter about this at a conference. They
>> said they receive some contributions, but that MySQL AB requires
>> the contributor to sign over copyright to MySQL AB.
>
> But, I thought it was GPLd?

MySQL (the software) is _available under the GPL_.

But MySQL AB, the company, is rather jealous to guard their
intellectual property, which they release under multiple licenses only
one of which is the GPL.
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