[ale] $1B for MySQL !!!

[Scott Castaline]

Greg Freemyer wrote:
> 2008/1/18 Jerry Yu <jjj863 at gmail.com>:
>   
>> what if the current core team plus the user base move towards the non_GPL
>> version?
>>     
>
> First, I don't think Sun bought MySQL to convert the MySQL license to
> a commercial one.  It would not make sense.  If they did that, I would
> expect someone (Google?) to fork the current GPL code and go forward
> with it without Sun's involvement.
>
> Back to your question:
> If the current GPL version has the features/stability you need, then
> it is GPL forever.
>
> If you need enhancements/changes and those are only released with a
> non-GPL license, then you have to live with the non-GPL license.  ie.
> License changes are not retroactive, once a version of source code is
> released GPL, that specific release of source code is GPL forever.
>
> Greg
>   
Does not Sun also own another software app that is GPL? I believe it's 
StarOffice and the GPL version is OpenOffice.org There is corporate 
support of OOo such as IBM being one that I can remember right off hand. 
It's my understanding that code goes back and forth between StarOffice 
and OpenOffice. Is it possible that a similar model will develop for 
MySQL?    Just my .02 or whatever.