----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
> Yes I did see that. Actually from what I know of the GPL, this could very
> well be the case.
>
The GPL specifically allows non-Free/Open Source components to talk to GPL'd
applications via pipes and sockets. I am assuming here that network sockets
are included, so there is NO copyright reason that, were the protocol
reverse engineered that a third-party mysql driver couldn't be written. Of
course, you could NOT use the MySQL source to do it.
Best Wishes,
Chris Travers