Re: Re: PHP 5.0.0 Beta 1
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Mon, 30 Jun 2003 03:54:56 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: PHP 5.0.0 Beta 1 | ||
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Shane Caraveo wrote:
> Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
> > On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Steven Brown wrote:
> >
> >>Does this mean that non-GPL projects written in PHP will soon have to
> >>buy a license for MySQL or migrate off it?
> >
> >
> > Yes, pending some sort of excemption/additional rights clause from MySQL
> > AB which would permit these projects to do so, that is what it means. But
> > these questions are really better asked of the MySQL folks themselves, not
> > us.
> >
> > -Rasmus
>
> My take on it (from Zak) was that you would only need a license if you
> redistribute a commercial app that requires the use of mysql. But I
> don't know what the final thing will be.
I know that is the intent, but until they release some sort of exemption
clause, that is not the reality.
-Rasmus