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Commerical application using MySQL.. licence query!

  • 15-02-2011 3:59pm
    #1
    techguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭


    Hi There,

    I've just started work on an application for somebody which will be commercialised and sold with MySQL bundled.

    I've read that MySQL has a dual licensing model where you can opt for GPL or a proprietary MYSQL licence.

    The application is going to be PHP based but everything will be bundled on a disc and the source enrypted for LAN installs.

    Am I right in saying that I will need to buy a MySQL commercial license (~ $2000) if I want to encrypt my source. If I want to use the free GPL license I must make all my source code available.

    Have I any other options (Databases) available to me where I won't have to pay a fee and am allowed to encrypt my source.

    Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated..:)

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    Skrynesaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Skrynesaver


    Postgres is released under a BSDish license


  • #3
    techguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭techguy


    Cool, just looked it up there and it appears to be exactly what I was looking for..

    Cheers! :D


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