----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael T. Babcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: LEGAL information about MySQL.


> 2) Connecting to MySQL is _not_ the same as linking against it or
>    modifying it in some way. Storing data and fetching data using
>    MySQL connections is completely unrestricted by the GPL
>    (IANAL, but this is obvious).


Is this true? If so, that is a relief. But does the licence also not talk
about "using" MySQL? Is connecting to MySQL not the same as "using" it?

I know this thread became a bit trollish along the line, but I am genuinely
interested in knowing where I stand when a program of mine uses MySQL
connections.

- Mark


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