[wellylug] Writing commercial apps which connect to GPL software.

Stephen Judd sljudd at paradise.net.nz
Mon Mar 31 08:55:13 NZST 2003


Quoting Jonathan Harker <jharker at massey.ac.nz>:

> Give PostgreSQL a go - it is covered by the BSD license, has more 
> features (triggers, stored procedures, solid transaction support) and 
> is generally regarded as more "industrial strength". It just isn't as 
> well marketed as MySQL.

I agree, but I also hear scary stories about the Cygwin voodoo necessary to get 
it going on Windows. If the Famous Friend wants to market to MS shops, 
something a bit more Windows-friendly might be in order.


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