Am 21.01.2007 um 12:51 schrieb Daniel L. Taylor:
FROM GNU:
The last part of the paragraph "exchanging complex internal data
structures, that too could be a basis to consider the two parts as
combined into a larger program."
But if you can demonstrate that the pipe/socket/command-line
communication is generic and allows, or would allow, your program
to work with other, non-GPL programs using the same protocol,
you're fine.
Shipping a commercial POP3 / SMTP server along with a GPL email
client for your customers to use (or vice versa) would fit because
POP3 and SMTP are generic protocols implemented by a wide range of
software.
It has been made clear on this list though that MySQL considers
their protocol unique enough to protect.
In Germany, like in whole europe, and probably other countries too,
it is very hard to protect concepts.
While concepts manifested in code, CDs or such might get protected,
pure ideas and concepts are totally
different (except music).
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