Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <cce465-jki.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It's very unlikely that anyone would be foolish enough to try to
>> proprietarise these projects, although I don't know that mysql have ever
>> accepted code from anyone else, so Sun could be in a position to change
>> the licensing going forward, and might just get away with it. It
>
> Considering that MySQL is available under a GPL-incompatible commercial
> license as well as GPL, it is a pretty safe assumption that they have
> been careful to keep outside GPL code out of it.
>
> Hence, Sun would not need to change the license if they wanted to go
> proprietary with MySQL. All they would have to do is stop putting new
> releases under GPL.
>
> I'm surprised none of the conspiracy theorists have speculated (at least
> that I've seen) about a possible Oracle connection here. Sun and Oracle
> are buddies. Perhaps in exchange for Oracle pushing Sun hardware as the
> best choice for running Oracle, Sun might do thing to encourage big
> MySQL shops to move to Oracle? There's not evidence for this...but
> since when does that stop the conspiracy crowd?
>
>
>
Don't have to speculate on conspiracy theories... YOU just did it...
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Jerry McBride (jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx)
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