Re: Re: PHP 5.0.0 Beta 1

Considering I've only seen a couple cases where someone uses a database other than MySQL with PHP, it seems like a very serious change. I'm torn between the upshots and this mysterious change - I am impressed that they are finally implementing real OO structures, but I smell a large diseased rodent hiding somewhere behind that decision... -- Eric On Sun, 2003-06-29 at 19:13, Stan Lemon wrote: > Could be. All I'm saying is I have a feeling that's the part of the > license they are having a conflict with. > > Regardless... This brings a *serious* issue up for PHP, especially > since mySQL is so common amongst open source developers. Unless there > is some change it makes me hesitant to PHP5. > > - Stan > > Eric "e-dawg" Johnston wrote: > > >But PHP is Open Source. > > > >Might it be due to Zend? > > > >On Sun, 2003-06-29 at 18:56, Stan Lemon wrote: > > > > > >>I am assuming the following: > >> > >> > >> 3. Commercial use for everyone else > >> > >>b) If you include one of the MySQL drivers in your non Open Source > >>application (so that your application can run with MySQL), you need a > >>commercial licence for the driver(s) in question. The MySQL drivers > >>currently include an ODBC driver, a JDBC driver and the C language library. > >> > >>Robert Cummings wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I read the licensing information in the above link, but I'm curious what > >>>exactly in it necessitated the need to unbundle MySQL? Anyone have a > >>>quick answer? > >>> > >>>Cheers, > >>>Rob. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >