[Users] ... and thank you for the fish!

[Roy Hann]

At 08:45 05/05/2006, Nicolai Tufar wrote:

>It's the database connectivity drivers issue. To allow ISVs embed
>Ingres connectivity drivers into their closed source application
>you need to license them (the drivers) with LGPL, not GPL.

I understand that, but can there be very many ISVs who would not want 
support and therefore the enterprise license?  And more to the point, can 
there be many end-users of ISV's products who would not want support?  GPL 
without LGPL might limit the sheer number of ISVs, but it only improves the 
commercial basis for Ingres, and it has no effect on any other class of user.

I also understand how dropping the CA-TOSL in favour of the GPL would mean 
some early-adopters would have to revise their business plan if they want 
to use Ingres 2006, but the list price for an enterprise license is just 
the list price...

Roy