NewsForge: MySQL and NetWare: An Interview with MySQL’s David Axmark and Larry Stefonic

“‘We’re the Access for Linux,’ says David Axmark, co-founder and
OpenSorcerer (yes, that’s the title on his business card) for MySQL
AB. Now Axmark wants MySQL to be the database of choice for NetWare
customers everywhere. The company announced at Novell’s BrainShare
conference last month that the full version 4.0 of its flagship
database would ship with NetWare 6.5 this summer.

“The two companies signed a long-term agreement last September
granting Novell a commercial license arrangement and the rights to
distribute MySQL inside the NetWare 6.5 product box. Though all
other MySQL distribution arrangements, such as with various Linux
vendors, ship with the GPL license, Novell’s does not, meaning
customers need not reveal code written for MySQL on NetWare. Open
source licensing makes enterprises ‘uncomfortable,’ says Axmark,
and he doesn’t want licensing confusion to limit installations.

“NetWare has been warming up to open source applications for the
past year or so. MySQL for NetWare 6 , the current release, has
been available for about six months, Axmark says. MySQL version 4.0
will ship with NetWare 6.5 this summer. Axmark mentioned that MySQL
may include a 4.1 beta release in the box, depending on
timing…”

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