Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

Don Baccus <dhogaza@pacifier.com>

From: Don Baccus <dhogaza@pacifier.com>
To: Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-01-22T04:49:57Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Gavin Sherry wrote:


> Something as simple as 'Changing postgres to another license has already
> been discussed at length over the years. See the following urls' would
> help. After all, it seems that the frequently asked question 'Why isn't
> Postgres GPL'd?' not 'Why is Postgres released under a BSD License?'

Simple answer: "because Postgres and the BSD license predates the GPL."


I think that's correct and it's even relevant, no?


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