[ale] open source wars at DOD

[Pete Hardie]

Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> 
> That is entirely dependent upon the licensing terms under which
> the software is released. "Open-source" != "Free software".
> Many open-source products are free for individual or educational
> use, but require payment to the developer for commercial
> use. MySQL is a good example.

For informational purposes, how rapidly are fixes available for
bugs found in MySQL, and hopw are they priced for a commercial user?


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