Not linking but rather using - auto download OK?

[Charlie Brady]

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009, Hendrik Weimer wrote:

> John Hancock <jhnhncck19 at googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> In the case of MySQL (brought as an example), it would be just using
>> it to store/retrieve data using SQL statements.
>
> Then the the main question is how these SQL statements are sent to the
> MySQL server process.

SQL statements aren't sent to the MySQL server process. They are 
interpreted by the mysql client libraries. The protocol used in the mysql 
client <-> server communication is not SQL. That's why it's non trivial to 
replace the client libraries.

John, go do your own research, including talking to a lawyer. You're 
wasting your time and ours.