On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Andy <angelflow@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Any upgrades that are based on the MySQL source code will be legally required to be released under GPL too.
>
> That's the beauty of GPL.
Upgrades released by Oracle *do not* have be under GPL. They own all
the IP, and can release future versions under whatever terms they see
fit.
Other entities, do have to use the GPL if they release their own updates.
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