Posted by Erwin Moller on 09/28/05 10:26

Andrew DeFaria wrote:

> Erwin Moller wrote:
>> Well, Postgresql is more free than MySQL...
> Huh? I paid $0 for MySQL. How much more free is Postgresql? Will they
> actually pay me to use it? I'm confused.

Free as in 'Freedom', not as in 'free beer'.
(c) Richard Stallman

Yes, it is true that mySQL can be downloaded and used for 0 dollars.
That is the 'free beer' part.
But the licences of mySQL, to which you agreed by using it, are not GPL.

If this doesn't make any sense to you, please read on here:
www.gnu.org
or
www.fsf.org (Free Software Foundation)


That is why I said: 'more free'. Postgresql is completely free to use,
modify, even sell it if you manage. MySQL has a less free licence.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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