看看以下的讨论就知道MySQL的浆糊有多深了:
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?4,1988,1988#msg-1988
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?4,80212,80212#msg-80212
通常的打官腔就是这样的:
If you need further clarification, please contact MySQL.
怪不得很难进入高端市场,就是想卖它,客户一见这么烦就算了,而且在国内又没有分公司或总代理。
我已经写了封邮件去问了,等待回复ing......
网络上找到了报价了,还是用MS SQL和Oracle算了(人家可没要分发客户端连接库都要许可,举个例子,如果你的ORM需要支持不同的数据库,但是你都无法确定客户会选择哪种,但是MySQL要求链接了客户端库的代码要么遵守GPL,要么买许可),要么选择postgresql(BSD许可):
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一、|关于商业MYSQL的购买价格指南:
Material Description License Type User Number List Price Support
MySQL PRO Version
(for Linux和windows) Server 1 21,000.00 12
MySQL PRO Version
(for Unix) Server 1 42,000.00 12
MY SQL Classic Version
(for Linux和windows) Server 1 11,000.00 12
MY SQL Cluster Version Cpu 1 180,000.00 12
备注:1、以上价格为人民币;具体购买报价根据用户需求数量的多少享受不同级别的折扣. 2、服务期限为:12个月。3、版本之间的区别:Classic Version不带事务处理功能,PRO Version带事务处理功能,Cluster Version是做集群用的。
二、|MYSQL的支持与服务:
1、对社区下载的产品不提供任何服务与支持,出现问题可以向社区论坛寻求解决办法,但是响应速度慢,而且无法得到有力的支持,无可靠保障.
2、商业版MySQL服务与支持:
服务方式:远程支持,通过电话、WEB、邮件等方式来提供5*8小时的技术服务与支持;
服务期限:12个月。
服务内容::解决运行中出现的问题、提供解决方案、安装,数据库环境搭建、性能调优、协助应用程序迁移等。
反映速度快,能够及时解决问题,服务与技术支持有保障.
如用户有特殊需要,还可提供现场技术支持,费用另计!
三、社区版与商业版的区别:
1、 社区版:
可以自由从网上下载,不提供没有任何技术支持服务。而且源码无规律, 出现问题后不容易查找。相当于一个大众测试版本。许多新的未经严格测试的特性都会很快加到社区版中让大家下载测试,类似于“试验田”,可靠性、稳定性不高。
2、商业版 :
软件经过严格认证,更加稳定、安全,性能比社区版好;平台优化,支持产权保护;包含企业级软件、服务和支持;出现问题后根据源码编排规律能够及时查找。
三、关于MYSQL的licenses使用问题:
1、商业用户购买的licenses后,在12个月的有效期内可以免费升级.超出有效期需要升级服务的,则需要另行购买产品,.(购买产品比购买服务便宜).
2、如果不需要进行安全更新服务升级的话,原有的licenses一直有效,可以继续使用。
BTW,由此关心了一下GPL。以下是FAQ中提到的:
Yes. The intent of the exception is to allow people to compile proprietary software using gcc.
If the program dynamically links plug-ins, and they make function calls to each other and share data structures, we believe they form a single program, which must be treated as an extension of both the main program and the plug-ins. This means that combination of the GPL-covered plug-in with the non-free main program would violate the GPL. However, you can resolve that legal problem by adding an exception to your plug-in's license, giving permission to link it with the non-free main program.
So please consider: can you find a way to get the job done without using this library? Can you write a free replacement for that library?
If the program is already written using the non-free library, perhaps it is too late to change the decision. You may as well release the program as it stands, rather than not release it. But please mention in the README that the need for the non-free library is a drawback, and suggest the task of changing the program so that it does the same job without the non-free library. Please suggest that anyone who thinks of doing substantial further work on the program first free it from dependence on the non-free library.
Note that there may also be legal issues with combining certain non-free libraries with GPL-covered Free Software. Please see the question on GPL software with GPL-incompatible libraries for more information