Re: I want to use postresql for this app, but...

On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 00:47, Steve Crawford wrote:

>
> MySQL seems to have a weird self-serving interpretation of GPL and I
> don't trust them.

This is not only a problem with MySQL, IMO.  I stopped using PDFLib for
a similar reason.  Their license (Aladdin Public License) stated that
use was beyond the scope of the license, but their web site asked for a
fee for any "commercial use" and their interpretation seemed to include
many in-house uses.

I am in the process, among other things, of finalizing the business plan
for a consulting firm I will be starting based on open source
solutions.  Our choice of products to support has a lot to do with these
sorts of issues.  Needless to say, PostgreSQL gets our vote :-)

Part of the issue is avoiding litigation.  If MySQL AB starts to run out
of funds, I don't want to see another fiaSCO emerge...  If they are not
trustworthy, or seem to be pushing the limits of a license, then they
are not worth doing business with.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers