how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?

Jimmy

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how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 08:28 PM

hi,

if we use MySQL or PostgreSQL we must buy a License, but "where" to buy and how much does it cost :?:

greeting,

Jimmy

nageswaragunupudi

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:36 PM

Both are free

We can download and install on any computer.

Though full versions are Microsoft SQL and Oracle are costly, we can freely download and install their Express Editions viz., SQLEXPRESS, Oracle Express, whose main limitation is Database Size (around 10/12 GB) which is more than enough for development as well as small businesses.

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G. N. Rao.

Hyderabad, India

Jimmy

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:18 PM

hi,

i´m asking while Alaska want to pay for PGDBE when use it :shock:
https://www.alaska-software.com/products/pg-product-list.cxp

it is new for me that a Company sell a Product and want to have Money, every Year, to use a "Wrapper" for a "Open-Source" Product

greeting,

Jimmy

nageswaragunupudi

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2023 02:51 AM

ADO is free for all of us and we can work with any RDBMS.

In addition,

Harbour provides an excellent Library for working with PostGre. I think we should be able to use this library even with HMG.

For MySQL/MariaDB, we have FWH built-in library in addition to TDolphin and TMySql.

Most probably TDolphin and TMySql may work well with HMG also.

Regards

G. N. Rao.

Hyderabad, India

richard-service

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 04:01 AM

nageswaragunupudi wrote:ADO is free for all of us and we can work with any RDBMS.

In addition,
Harbour provides an excellent Library for working with PostGre. I think we should be able to use this library even with HMG.
For MySQL/MariaDB, we have FWH built-in library in addition to TDolphin and TMySql.
Most probably TDolphin and TMySql may work well with HMG also.

Mr.RAO

Yes, I agree with you.

Jimmy,

I use TMySQL and MySQL for my customers working fine.

Best Regards,

Richard

Harbour 3.2.0dev (r2503251254) => Borland C++ v7.7 32bit

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Harbour 3.2.0dev (r2503251254) => Borland C++ v7.7 64bit

Jimmy

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 03:19 PM

hi,

thx for Answer

as i know MySQL is using GPL License, which means you need to purchase a commercial license to distribute proprietary code that uses those libraries.

PostgreSQL use MIT license, where you "only" must include MIT License TEXT with Copyright

the Question is "where" i have to "pay" for it to use "Wrapper" to connect to Backend

Alaska want me NOW to "buy" a License to use PGDBE which is Alaska Way to connect to Backend using ISAM Style

greeting,

Jimmy

Marc Venken

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 03:31 PM

Maybe this is not related, but can we also connect to

Pervasive PSQL V13 files ?

I want to import data into my dbf files (

Pervasive before was using BTrieve files (still do) but the old connection program is not working anymore

Marc Venken

Using: FWH 23.08 with Harbour

Baxajaun

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 07:36 PM

Hi Marc!

Have you try https://www.connectionstrings.com/pervasive/ ?

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nageswaragunupudi

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2023 05:58 PM

We can not distribute servers. (server software)

But we can distribute any application using ADO or Harbour or FWH libraries either for free or at cost without any licenses to work with any RDBMS/database installed or hired by the user.

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G. N. Rao.

Hyderabad, India

carlos vargas

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Re: how to handle License for MySQL, PostgreSQL & Co ?
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:10 PM

Use mariadb not MySQL.

Salu2

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