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Re: mysql now gpl'ed



On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 12:02:51PM +0200, Paul Slootman wrote:
>    "We have always considered ourselves committed members of the Open
>    Source and Free Software communities," said Monty Widenius, project
>    leader on MySQL.  Moving to the GNU General Public License (GPL) is a
>    way to show this". It is the latest beta (version 3.23.19) and all
>    new releases that is being GPLed.debian.org

It's amazing they proclaim they moved to GPL to "show they are members of
the FS community. Didn't they write a note in tiny letters about the $$$
they received from Va?

> So now it can move to main, good news!

This is good, it's a pitty they need to be 'bought' by VaLinux to show their
interest for intelligent licenses.

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