MySQL defends paid tarball decision
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| MySQL has defended a decision to end free community access to the latest
| source code for its popular database in an attempt to snag paying customers.
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http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/08/14/mysql_tarball_community/
Creating an open source strategy
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| Myth #1. It's all about Linux versus Windows.
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| Myth #2. Open Source Software Isn't Reliable or Supported.
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| Myth #3. Open Source projects are written by a small group of amateurs in
| their friend's garage.
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| Myth #4. The Open Source movement isn't sustainable, since people will stop
| developing free software once they see others making lots of money from their
| efforts.
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http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/madgreek/archives/creating-an-open-source-strategy-18250
Related:
MySQL ends distribution of Enterprise source tarballs
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| MySQL quietly let slip that it would no longer be distributing the MySQL
| Enterprise Server source as a tarball, not quite a year after the company
| announced a split between its paid and free versions.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/118489
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