From http://helpmysql.org/en/theissue/gplisnottheanswer http://helpmysql.org/en/theissue/gplisnottheanswer: > MySQL's database server has traditionally been a

From http://helpmysql.org/en/theissue/gplisnottheanswer http://helpmysql.org/en/theissue/gplisnottheanswer: > MySQL's database server has traditionally been a product developed and maintained by a single company, not a community project depending on volunteers or on multiple vendors (like Linux). The time has come to solve that problem, instead of complaining about rights which the very same guys behind the petition (Monty Program AB) deliberately retained and eventually sold for megabucks. See also the previous discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=992478 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=992478