IIRC MySQL had a bit similar troubles with GPL license. They disliked the fact that some companies shipped closed source software which in practice required MyS

IIRC MySQL had a bit similar troubles with GPL license. They disliked the fact that some companies shipped closed source software which in practice required MySQL, but instead of getting the paid license, they relied on the open source version. Google revealed one relevant article: According to C|net their vice president of marketing said in 2002: "There were people misusing the GPL, using our server tightly coupled with their applications, claiming the GPL didn't apply because the client libraries weren't under the GPL, they were under the LGPL," [1] According to the article, MySQL decided to sort out this issue by changing the license of the client libraries from LGPL to GPL. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/mysql-addresses-open-source-license-problem/ https://www.cnet.com/news/mysql-addresses-open-source-licens...