Introducing SQLite

SQLite[80] is a tiny yet powerful database engine created by Dr. Richard Hipp in 2000. It is arguably the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. Besides Android, SQLite can be found in the Apple iPhone, Symbian phones, Mozilla Firefox, Skype, PHP, Adobe AIR, Mac OS X, Solaris, and many other places.

SQLite License

The SQLite source code contains no license because it’s in the public domain. Instead of a license, the source offers you this blessing:

May you do good and not evil.

May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others.

May you share freely, never taking more than you give.

There are three reasons why it’s so popular:

  • It’s free. The authors have placed it in the public domain and don’t charge ...

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