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Not entirely true. There is a "No thanks, take me to download" link at the bottom of the form you get after clicking the download link.

It's not in a very obvious place. Downloading the mysql source is one of the most annoying experiences I've had on an OSS site. Iframes, select boxes, login forms! Just give me a list!

http://www.bugmenot.com

I hate sites that require logins. Though apparently this one had a way around it, lots don't, and many of them are already in bugmenot. If not, add a mailinator-based account for others :)

I redownloaded mysql yesterday and while it _seems_ you have to register you doin't actually have too

Who downloads MySQL from their site?

Who downloads MySQL?

I do, every time I do an "aptitude install" or a "yum install", but not from their site. And the original source was probably downloaded from version control, not the public site. Also, when I do that with Drizzle, I am downloading a lot of MySQL with that.

But I agree. Most of the time, I prefer PostgreSQL.

Wait, you actually use a real email / password there? I'd like to introduce you to http://bugmenot.com/view/mysql.com and http://sogetthis.com/