Re: Is difference between PostgreSQL and mySQL licences

> applications are not GPL.  It's mostly commercial apps that end up
> getting the license because businesses fear lawsuits more than
> individuals do (something like music "piracy" in which end users copying
> a CD to their disk drives are much less likely to be sued than if you
> produce products that incorporate the music inside).
>
> PostgreSQL is the way to go if you want a truly open source solution for
> your needs, whether commercial, private or open source.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am in no way a MySQL fan. However the
above statement is patently false.

MySQL is truly open source, and in fact is also considered Free Software
in the sense that the FSF considers it free.

Yes PostgreSQL is more flexible but to be fair to MySQL, they have
contributed the majority of their code if and they have to pay for it
somehow. Software engineers are not cheap.

Joshua D. Drake


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