Licensing Survey Results

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

no answer	22 (0,4%)
Love it	1148 (18,3%)
Like it	1473 (23,5%)
Dislike it	1038 (16,5%)
Don't know or don't understand	1163 (18,5%)
Disapprove of it	1022 (16,3%)
no answer	410 (6,5%)

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

no answer	2 (0,0%)
Best license there is!	1397 (22,3%)
Acceptable	1231 (19,6%)
Not perfect, but better than alternatives	1247 (19,9%)
I avoid GPL licensing	1069 (17,0%)
Don't know or don't understand	945 (15,1%)
no answer	385 (6,1%)

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? (Multiple answers allowed.)

Client libraries should be free for open source development	1528 (24,3%)
Client libraries should be free for commercial development	1204 (19,2%)
Client libraries should be licensed consistent with the database server	684 (10,9%)
MySQL should provide software ISVs with authenticated client libraries	524 (8,3%)
Don't know or don't care	535 (8,5%)

4. How do you use or plan on using MySQL? (Multiple answers allowed.)

To develop other open source projects or applications	1225 (19,5%)
For corporate applications	1172 (18,7%)
For web-based or hosted applications	1476 (23,5%)
For consulting projects	795 (12,7%)
For personal education and experimentation	1183 (18,8%)

5. What best describes your role?

no answer	2 (0,0%)
Corporate developer	1537 (24,5%)
Software ISV / ASP / ISP developer	1749 (27,9%)
Database administrator	1251 (19,9%)
Manager	1267 (20,2%)
no answer	470 (7,5%)

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