3 MySQL licensing and support

This chapter describes MySQL licensing and support arrangements, including:

• Our licensing policies for non-Microsoft and Microsoft operating systems
• The copyrights under which MySQL is distributed ( 3.2 Copyrights used by MySQL)
• Sample situations illustrating when a license is required ( 3.4 Example licensing situations)
• Licensing and support costs ( 3.5 MySQL licensing and support costs), and support benefits ( 3.6 Types of commercial support)