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Old 25-01-2008, 06:36 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Default Re: Sun buys MySQL

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Originally Posted by mehulved View Post
But will it be GPL v2 or v3. That does matter a lot too. Like they're keen on GPL v3 for Solaris, AFAIK.
Also, even if Sun stops distributing MySQL under GPL then community can pick up from the last GPL'ed code, fork it and maintain it.
the line says Sun is one of the biggest contributors to OSF. If thats true, i don't think Sun will stop distributing MySQL under GPL.
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