[mythtv-users] Using Microsoft Access as a front-end to the MythTV database: HOWTO

[Billy Macdonald]

On 7/25/07, David Segall <david at segall.net> wrote:
> Dave Phillips wrote:
> > The $ signs were just a feeble protest against Microsoft's empire, but
> > at least MySql is free for us still. (isn't it?)
>
> You are right about it being off-topic but I can't resist a swipe at
> MySQL AB. MySQL is only free for use with open source software
> <http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/>. That means that if
> someone is obliged to write a closed source program, for example to
> obtain TV guide information, then users could be asked to pay for MySQL.
> It is very unlikely that MySQL would pursue this but given the quantity
> and quality of genuinely free database software
> <http://database.profectus.com.au> I don't see why anyone uses MySQL.
>

I don't feel like getting into a licensing debate, but MySQL is
released under the GPL, just as is Linux.  Are you going to start
putting dollar signs in Linux?

Billy