MySQL, fellow open-source database company Sleepycat and programming component maker Trolltech employ a strategy under which they make their software available both under an open-source license ...

MySQL AB's open-source database license has long confused ISVs and others who want to support MySQL but aren't sure whether they need to purchase a license. To remedy these licensing gray areas ...

MySQL has also supported a commercial license which is attractive for enterprise customers who need professional supported software. MySQL Enterprise makes the server available under a proprietary ...

The message notes that MySQL license fees haven’t increased in six years, yet another of Sun’s business-culture quirks that hasn’t survived the assimilation. Indeed, Oracle’s move further ...