VFP & mySQL Community or Enterprise?

Just getting started with using mySQL w/VFP, and I already have a decision
to make. There are two versions now, Community and Enterprise. What's the
difference? Which should I choose?

-Lew

Jonathan
Wed Jan 17 14:59:57 CST 2007

MySQL community is the free version and you cannot use this version/license
to distribute with software you sell.

MySQL enterprise is the commercial license and I believe has a few other
added features and allows you to distribute MySQL with your application 5
times with further licenses needed to be paid if you distribute more.


"Lew Schwartz" <lschwartz@sionline.com> wrote in message
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> Just getting started with using mySQL w/VFP, and I already have a decision
> to make. There are two versions now, Community and Enterprise. What's the
> difference? Which should I choose?
>
> -Lew
>
>

Man-wai
Thu Jan 18 03:55:06 CST 2007

Jonathan Wright wrote:
> MySQL community is the free version and you cannot use this version/license
> to distribute with software you sell.

But it could be installed separately for the customer, right?

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Olaf
Thu Jan 18 08:36:25 CST 2007

> But it could be installed separately for the customer, right?

If you think, the need for bying licenses can
be avoided if the customer using your software
already has mysql installed...

I think not.

The thing they want to see money for (and that
is not unfair) is, if you use their database commercially.
Doesn't matter who installed mySQL.

Could be another thing, if the customer has mySQL
installed with a commercial license...

Ask them...

Bye, Olaf.

Jonathan
Thu Jan 18 14:45:20 CST 2007

To be honest if in doubt ask MySQL as they will advise if you are in doubt.
If my memory serves correctly (this may have changed in the last 2 years
when I last had some involvement) but in short:

If you have developed your own inhouse application and are happy to take the
risk in getting no support from MySQL AB then you can use the Community/Free
version. It isn't recommended by MySQL for this purpose for obvious reasons
but is not breaking any agreements.

If you have your own inhouse application (as above) and purchase an
application that could also use MySQL as it's DB then you can still use the
Community/Free license assuming the risks above and providing (big proviso
here) the software you have purchased was not supplied by your supplier as
part of the sold application.

If the software you are selling is relies on MySQL is Open Sourced under the
same GPL license and you provide all the source code then you can distribute
MySQL with it (although you may need consent).

In any other situation whereby you are selling your software for commercial
gain you will need the Commercial/Enterprise license.

As I say it can be confusing hence why you can always ask.




"Olaf Doschke" <b2xhZi5kb3NjaGtlQHNldG1pY3MuZGU@strconv.14.de> wrote in
message news:ea1Ns6wOHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> But it could be installed separately for the customer, right?
>
> If you think, the need for bying licenses can
> be avoided if the customer using your software
> already has mysql installed...
>
> I think not.
>
> The thing they want to see money for (and that
> is not unfair) is, if you use their database commercially.
> Doesn't matter who installed mySQL.
>
> Could be another thing, if the customer has mySQL
> installed with a commercial license...
>
> Ask them...
>
> Bye, Olaf.
>

Man-wai
Thu Jan 18 20:24:50 CST 2007

> If you have developed your own inhouse application and are happy to take the
> risk in getting no support from MySQL AB then you can use the Community/Free
> version. It isn't recommended by MySQL for this purpose for obvious reasons
> but is not breaking any agreements.

This is what I meant. You should usually not need support from MySQL.com.

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