[OT] open-source license issues

[Piotr Szturmaj]

Kagamin wrote:
> Piotr Szturmaj Wrote:
>
>> http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Internals_ClientServer_Protocol
>
> LOL, take a look at this:
> http://forge.mysql.com/w/index.php?title=MySQL_Internals_ClientServer_Protocol&diff=5078&oldid=4374

That's ridiculous. I've just googled for "The MySQL Protocol is 
proprietary" and I've got this:

http://krow.livejournal.com/684068.html

Also take a look at comments... I fully agree with this one:

"MySQL's position on the protocol issue is pure, unadulterated BS. It is 
legal to reverse engineer protocols and file formats without the 
permission of the originator. See Open Office and Samba for two 
particularly widely known examples of this."