[mythtv-users] RFC: Using DNS-SD to bootstrap MythTV

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Feb 22 23:40:02 UTC 2007


On 02/22/2007 06:19 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Feb 22, 2007, at 3:08 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>
>   
>> On 02/22/2007 05:14 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>>     
>>> On Feb 22, 2007, at 1:49 PM, Trey Thompson wrote:
>>>       
>>>>>> I'm still hoping we can stop using mysql directly some day soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>  Some work has been done in that area too, it's just too early to
>>>>> say what will come of it yet.
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> So what would be used instead?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Generic SQL that could hook into PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, DB2, etc
>>> (for those of us fortunate enough to have an Oracle and DB2 server in
>>> our basement)?
>>>       
>> Nope.  AFAIK, embedded MySQL--so users don't notice MySQL and,
>> therefore, have nothing about which to complain.  (Not that having
>> nothing about which to complain has ever stopped people from  
>> complaining.)
>>     
> AFAIK, an embedded MySQL database means paying licensing fees to  
> MySQL. I could be wrong on that, but I've run into it before with  
> products that then turned to SQLite for an embedded database solution  
> to avoid licensing fees.
>   

http://mysql.com/oem/licensing.html
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OEMs, ISVs, and VARs who distribute MySQL with their products, and are 
not licensing and distributing their source code under the GPL, need to 
purchase a commercial license of MySQL.
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Myth is GPL.  I suppose your products weren't.

Mike "IANAL" Dean


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