Actually, it's if you "bundle" MySQL in with your non-OSS application, then you trigger the commerical side of MySQL's dual-license and you have to puchase a commerical license. However, merely the use of MySQL on a customer's machine doesn't trigger anything. The customer has chosen to install MySQL as part of their system and then chosen to use your application. You haven't bundled anything. The same goes for the web application you're hosting on your machine and other people pay you to use it.

In other words, unless you're distributing a Win32 app for the masses, the commerical side of MySQL's license is usually irrelevant.

My criteria for good software:
  1. Does it work?
  2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?

In reply to Re^2: Protecting our work by dragonchild
in thread Protecting our work by bradcathey

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