Waiting for "general acceptance" of General Public License version 3, MySQL keeps open-source database tied to current version.

MySQL has changed its software licensing terms for MySQL 5.0 and 5.1 to prevent the code being governed by the upcoming General Public Licence version 3 (GPLv3). Previous licensing terms offered ...

Databases: MySQL ships a major upgrade to its open source database. MySQL 5.0, which the company claims is the most important release ever, adds triggers, views and stored procedures, features ...