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As far as I know, they keep a dual license; every change in the code goes for both licenses, excepting those changes they want to keep closed, those going only
by hhm 19y ago
As far as I know, they keep a dual license; every change in the code goes for both licenses, excepting those changes they want to keep closed, those going only for the non-GPL license. Only the real owner of the software (not the licensee) has the right to do this kind of stuff with GPL.
Please correct me if I'm wrong in my guess.
- mojuba 19y agoJust checked their web site - you are right.
- maw 19y agoYou got it right. http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Code_Contributing_FAQ http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Code_Contributing_FAQ has more information. Other companies with a split proprietary/free model require copyright assignments for contributions as well. So, too, does the FSF, although for rather different reasons.