[ Thanks to Timothy R. Butler for this
link. ]
“MySQL AB’s namesake database is a package that many would list
among the crown jewels of Free Software. The Swedish company’s
database has been deployed over five million times by the company’s
own count. Yet, some, quite legitimately wondered if certain
wording on the MySQL site might indicate the company is backing
away from Free Software, and, more specifically, the GNU General
Public License. We wanted to know if this was an actual concern or
simply a misunderstanding, so OfB contacted MySQL AB to find out
more information…”