Re: Some free utilities for Java, with Hebrew support.
nebulous99@gmail.com wrote:
On Sep 30, 10:21 pm, Arne VajhHj <a...@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
- code can be either closed source or open source
- one form of open source code is via the GPL license
- protocols can be proprietary or open standards
There are nothing preventing closed source from implementing
an open standard protocol or open source to implement a
proprietary protocol.
Except that only a closed-source vendor can *define* a proprietary
protocol. If a protocol's latest version is always immediately
embodied in open source code, the protocol clearly cannot be
meaningfully called "proprietary" now can it?
Yes. It can.
A proprietary protocol mean that a single company controls the
protocol. They can change it whenever they want. They do not
need to supply an official specification.
Open source means that some source code is available for everyone.
No conflict between theese.
MySQL can change this proprietary protocol exactly as Microsft
can change their proprietary protocols.
MySQL does not have a proprietary protocol, because they have no IP
barrier around it (it is not patented and their implementations are
not closed-source).
Proprietary does not require patents or closed source.
Arne
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