Comments on: MySQL: Free Software but not Open Source http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/ Stay curious! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Imran http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-19603 Imran Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:11:52 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-19603 Although the last comment here is 2 years old, Without judging/taking any sides here, I would like to mention that proper vetting of source code inclusion is a strong indicator of a robust product. I would like to cite the example of the Linux kernel itself, the code is reviewed and vetted by the the core developers. Where is in asterisk (www.asterisk.org), the opensource telephony project, lack of proper vetting early on in the project has led it to become a nightmare to deal with. Really majority of patches to that project these days are fixes for crashes or architectural changes, and lesser new features. Although the last comment here is 2 years old, Without judging/taking any sides here, I would like to mention that proper vetting of source code inclusion is a strong indicator of a robust product.

I would like to cite the example of the Linux kernel itself, the code is reviewed and vetted by the the core developers.
Where is in asterisk (www.asterisk.org), the opensource telephony project, lack of proper vetting early on in the project has led it to become a nightmare to deal with. Really majority of patches to that project these days are fixes for crashes or architectural changes, and lesser new features.

]]> By: careful_guy http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-16974 careful_guy Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:13:44 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-16974 Maybe what I will write here is not exactly related to the subject. PostgreSQL can be distributed freely with any commercial app. In order to do the same with MySQL your sources must be open to the whole world under GPL. Ok, MySQL suggests so called "dual" license, meaning you can also buy commercial license but the price is not openly published, it is really individual agreements/contracts... Maybe what I will write here is not exactly related to the subject. PostgreSQL can be distributed freely with any commercial app. In order to do the same with MySQL your sources must be open to the whole world under GPL. Ok, MySQL suggests so called “dual” license, meaning you can also buy commercial license but the price is not openly published, it is really individual agreements/contracts…

]]> By: Why MySQL might not benefit from having a mother ship | Test Blog http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-16412 Why MySQL might not benefit from having a mother ship | Test Blog Tue, 05 May 2009 15:56:04 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-16412 [...] an enviable position. What I’m most interested in is to see how they will nurture the open-source nature of the product, which is its greatest strength — if it is teased out of the closed-source models that have [...] [...] an enviable position. What I’m most interested in is to see how they will nurture the open-source nature of the product, which is its greatest strength — if it is teased out of the closed-source models that have [...]

]]> By: Making Maatkit more Open Source one step at a time at Xaprb http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-15954 Making Maatkit more Open Source one step at a time at Xaprb Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:35:19 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-15954 [...] So — my point is, go participate, and let’s make Maatkit more Open Source, not just Free Software. [...] [...] So — my point is, go participate, and let’s make Maatkit more Open Source, not just Free Software. [...]

]]> By: Does MySQL really have an open-source business model? at Xaprb http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-15587 Does MySQL really have an open-source business model? at Xaprb Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:51:12 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/05/14/mysql-free-software-but-not-open-source/#comment-15587 [...] are any of them really open-source business models? I have posited before that the MySQL server is not really open-source. I’ve come to believe that the MySQL business model is not an open-source one, either. I [...] [...] are any of them really open-source business models? I have posited before that the MySQL server is not really open-source. I’ve come to believe that the MySQL business model is not an open-source one, either. I [...]

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