MySQL Licensing Survey

1. What do you think of MySQL's dual license policy and Quid Pro Quo business principle?

--- Choose from list --- Love it Like it Dislike it Disapprove of it Don't know or don't understand it

2. What do you think of the GPL license which MySQL uses as the basis for its open source licensing?

--- Choose from list --- Best license there is! Not perfect, but better than alternatives Acceptable I avoid GPL licensing Don't know or don't understand it

3. MySQL published an exception to the GPL so that our client library license would be compatible with the open source license used for PHP. How do you think MySQL should license its client libraries?

Client libraries should be free for open source development
Client libraries should be free for commercial development
Client libraries should be licensed consistent with the database server
MySQL should provide software ISVs with authenticated client libraries
Don't know or don't care

4. How do you use or plan on using MySQL?

To develop other open source projects or applications
For corporate applications
For web-based or hosted applications
For consulting projects
For personal education and experimentation

5. What best describes your role?

--- Choose from list --- Corporate developer Software ISV / ASP / ISP developer Database administrator Manager

6. Any additional comments or suggestions?