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MySQL licenses for dummies
    
    
          Tue, 2008-12-23 12:03 — Shinguz
    
  	
  	  
  	
    
    	    
	  
	
 
The following summary shows my personal understanding of MySQL 5.1 licenses, packages and products. It does not necessarily reflect 100% the way MySQL understands it. But after all the discussions I hope it is as close as possible to the reality:
MySQL Embedded Database Server
(Download -> OEM Software)
Classic (OEM license, -MEM -InnoDB) Pro (= Classic +InnoDB) Advanced (= Pro +Partitioning)
MySQL Community Sever
(Download -> Download)
Community (GPL, -NDB)
MySQL Enterprise Server
(Download -> Enterprise Software)
Pro (GPL or commercial, -NDB +InnoDB +MEM, Basic + Silver customer, MRU + QSP) Advanced (= Pro +Partitioning, Gold + Platinum customer)
MySQL Cluster
(Download)
Community Edition (GPL, all features) Com (ex CGE?) (OEM or commercial, -InnoDB +NDB) Com-Pro (Com, all features) Standard Edition (= Com, -NDB-API -Cluster-Repl, -LDAP)
Upgrade
EP customer should follow the QSP trail unless it is critical for them to install an MRU to get a quick bugfix to hold them over until the next QSP is released.
Month   version / release
    0   5.1.30
    1   5.1.30-MRU1
    2   5.1.30-MRU2
    3   5.1.31
    4   5.1.31-MRU1 and 5.1.30-QSP
    5   5.1.31-MRU2
    6   5.1.32
    7   5.1.32-MRU1 and 5.1.31-QSP
Legend
CE - Community Edition EP - Enterprise Edition (why not EE?) MRU - Monthly Rapid Update (EP only) QSP - Quarterly Service Pack (EP only) OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer MEM - MySQL Enterprise Monitior CGE - Carrier Grade Edition
Please correct me, if I am wrong. And when you have more questions let me know and I try to clear this.
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