Android Honeycomb and MySQL Open Core Licensing Debate (Story)

Type: story

Date: 2011-09-22

Participants: Randal Schwartz

Companies: MySQL, Google

Concepts: Android

Android Honeycomb and MySQL Open Core Licensing Debate
Reflecting on open source license compliance and developer community perceptions.
Open Source Nuances
- On September 22, 2011, I participated in a discussion about open source structures.
- I contrasted Google's release of Android Honeycomb (where source code was withheld despite the Linux kernel being GPL) with MySQL's open-core model (where core source was public but advanced features were closed and paid).
- I highlighted the irony of developer perceptions regarding which project is seen as "open" versus "closed."

These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.

Android Honeycomb and MySQL Open Core Licensing Debate