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kevin wrote:
I was under the impression that once something is released under the GPL the licence can't be changed. Sure MySQL is under a dual license but as one of those licenses is the GPL, it can be forked, in fact it appears that it has been forked a couple of times anyway.Is any one aware of the this http://www.helpmysql.org/en/petition Also on face book Save My sql <http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=401680840234> It would sadden me to see MySql loosing it's GPL
So it may not be MySQL in name, but it will at least be in code, the same was as CentOS is essentially RedHat Enterprise Linux but without any of the RedHat trademarked stuff (such as logos, name etc).
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