MySQL Editions

alanh wrote: post #2

Well, fuck. InnoDB is now a premium feature. So long, ACID compliance? Edit “Classic Edition” — what a cop-out name. It should be “Crippled edition.”

Just to be clear, "Classic Edition" is not the free open-source MySQL that we all know and love. It's a separate product for inclusion in other proprietary products. MySQL has always been a dual-license product, and this is similar to previous offerings by MySQL AB and Sun.

The "N/A" price probably just means "contact us so our sales team can squeeze you for all you're worth" -- which is how enterprise software deals typically work.

Re: MySQL Editions

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Post by dangrossman » Thu, Nov 04, 2010, 8:24 AM UTC

Judging by the comments people are confused. The free, GPL edition of MySQL ("MySQL Community Server") is still what you've always had. These are the commercially licensed products. Oracle's shifted around some features and pricing on support plans and such, but if you're not a commercial customer, nothing's changed for you.

Re: MySQL Editions

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Post by RyanGWU82 » Thu, Nov 04, 2010, 8:24 AM UTC

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How is this different than before? MySQL was always a dual-license product. You can use the product if you comply with the terms of the GPL, or purchase a commercial license to get priority features, priority support, and get around the GPL terms. This is the same business model that MySQL AB and Sun have used for the last decade.

Re: MySQL Editions

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Post by clam » Thu, Nov 04, 2010, 8:24 AM UTC

The Community Server editions are still available.

Re: MySQL Editions

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Post by dtran » Thu, Nov 04, 2010, 8:30 AM UTC

dangrossman wrote: post #7

Judging by the comments people are confused. The free, GPL edition of MySQL ("MySQL Community Server") is still what you've always had. These are the commercially licensed products. Oracle's shifted around some features and pricing on support plans and such, but if you're not a commercial customer, nothing's changed for you.

Can anyone offer numbers on how many commercial clients MySQL has currently/had before Oracle bought SUN? I've never seen any numbers.

I also wonder how these pricing changes impact the already hurting community of open source developers supporting the community version.