Commit 35210112 authored by tim@work.mysql.com's avatar tim@work.mysql.com

manual.texi Fix some details of the Support and Licensing section.

parent 7b5d0db0
......@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ If you represent a business that is interested in partnering with
MySQL, please send e-mail to @email{partner@@mysql.com}.
For timely, precise answers to technical questions about MySQL
you should @uref{https://order.mysql.com/, order} one of our
@uref{http://www.mysql.com/support/arrangements/types.html, support contracts}.
you should order one of our
@uref{https://order.mysql.com/, support contracts}.
MySQL support is provided by the MySQL developers so the
standard is extremely high.
......@@ -2673,7 +2673,6 @@ Many users don't read mail with a browser!
* Copyright:: Copyrights used by MySQL
* Licensing policy:: MySQL licensing policy
* Licensing examples:: Example licensing situations
* Payment information:: Payment information
@end menu
This section describes MySQL support and licensing arrangements:
......@@ -2692,9 +2691,6 @@ This section describes MySQL support and licensing arrangements:
@item Sample situations illustrating when a license is required
(@pxref{Licensing examples})
@item How to make payments
(@pxref{Payment information})
@end itemize
......@@ -2709,30 +2705,33 @@ This section describes MySQL support and licensing arrangements:
@cindex support costs
@cindex prices, licensing and support
MySQL AB offers several support options. A description
MySQL AB offers several commercial support options. A description
of what each level of support includes is given at
@uref{http://www.mysql.com/support/arrangements/types.html}. As
a support customer, you have access to the people who develop the
MySQL source code. The standard is high for both quality and
speed.
Our current support and license prices are available from our
web site. For options and pricing, and to order support and
licenses, please see
@uref{https://order.mysql.com/}.
A license is not a support agreement and includes very minimal
support. This means that we try to answer any questions relevant
to installation. If the answer is in the documentation, we will
direct you to the appropriate section. If you have not purchased
a license or support, we will simply direct you to the freely
available public resources.
@uref{https://order.mysql.com}. If you have restricted access to the
Internet, contact our sales staff at @email{sales@@mysql.com}.
Technical support from MySQL AB means personal answers to your
personal problems direct from the software engineers who code the
MySQL database engine. It is often very helpful to receive
quick, personally prepared answers tailored to your exact needs.
This is what MySQL AB paid technical support offers. Our pricing
model ensures that basic support is affordable even for those on
limited budgets.
We try to take a broad and inclusive view of technical support.
Almost any problem involving MySQL is important to us if it's
important to you. Typically customers seek help on how to get
different commands and utilities to work, remove performance
bottlenecks, restore crashed systems, understand operating system
or networking impacts on MySQL, establish best practises for backup
and recovery, utilize APIs, etc.
We consider reliability to be crucial to MySQL's success, and
fixing bugs is important to us. If you discover a bug that can
be repeated reliably, we will fix it in any case. But if you pay
for support we will also notify you about the fix status instead
of just fixing it in a later release.
@xref{Bug reports}.
@node Copyright, Licensing policy, Support, Licensing and Support
......@@ -2766,7 +2765,7 @@ This is also available as the file @file{COPYING} in the distributions.
@end enumerate
One goal is that the SQL client library should be free enough that it is
The SQL client library should be free enough that it is
possible to add MySQL support into commercial products
without a license. For this reason, we chose the LGPL license for the
client code.
......@@ -2775,7 +2774,7 @@ client code.
This means that you can use MySQL for free with any program that uses
any of the free software licenses. MySQL is also free for any end
user for his own or company usage.
user for personal or company usage.
However, if you use MySQL for something important to you, you may
want to help secure its development by purchasing licenses or a support
......@@ -2798,6 +2797,9 @@ See the documentation for that version for more information.
@cindex General Public License, MySQL
The formal terms of the GPL license can be found at @ref{GPL license}.
For pricing and ordering information, see
@uref{https://order.mysql.com/}.
Basically, our licensing policy and interpretation of the GPL is as follows:
For normal internal use, MySQL costs nothing. You do not have
......@@ -2871,11 +2873,12 @@ contact us. @xref{Contact information}.
If you require a MySQL license, the easiest way to pay for it
is to use the license form on MySQL's secure server at
@uref{https://order.mysql.com/}. Other forms of payment are
discussed in @ref{Payment information}.
@uref{https://order.mysql.com/}.
You can also get the latest pricing and ordering information by sending
an e-mail to @email{sales@@mysql.com}.
@node Licensing examples, Payment information, Licensing policy, Licensing and Support
@node Licensing examples, , Licensing policy, Licensing and Support
@subsection Example Licensing Situations
@menu
......@@ -2976,7 +2979,7 @@ it is patched correctly.
@cindex running, a web server
If you use MySQL in conjunction with a Web server, you
don't have to pay for a license.
do not have to pay for a license.
This is true even if you run a commercial Web server that uses
MySQL, because you are not selling an embedded MySQL
......@@ -2984,65 +2987,6 @@ version yourself. However, in this case we would like you to purchase
MySQL support, because MySQL is helping your enterprise.
@node Payment information, , Licensing examples, Licensing and Support
@subsection Payment information
@cindex payment information
The most efficient way to pay for support and licenses is through
@uref{https://order.mysql.com/, MySQL AB's secure license form}.
Please check this site for the latest support options and
pricing details.
Also, we can take SWIFT payments, checks, or credit cards.
@itemize @bullet
@item
SWIFT payments should be made to:
@example
Postgirot Bank AB
105 06 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
MySQL AB
BOX 6434
11382 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
SWIFT address: PGSI SESS
Account number: 96 77 06 - 3
@end example
Specify: license and/or support and your name and e-mail address.
In Europe and Japan you can use EuroGiro (which should be less
expensive) to the same account.
@item
If you want to pay by check, make it payable to ``MySQL Finland AB'' and
mail it to the address below:
@example
MySQL AB
BOX 6434, Torsgatan 21
11382 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
@end example
@item
You can also print a copy of the license form, fill it in, and send it by fax
to:
+46-8-729 69 05
@item
If you want us to bill you, you can use the license form and write ``bill
us'' in the comment field. You can also mail a message to
@email{sales@@mysql.com} (@strong{not} @code{mysql@@lists.mysql.com}!)
with your company information and ask us to bill you.
@end itemize
@node Compatibility, Comparisons, Licensing and Support, Introduction
@section How Standards-compatible Is MySQL?
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