Re: Inprise InterBase(R) 6.0 Now Free and Open Source
Kaare Rasmussen <kar@webline.dk>
From: Kaare Rasmussen <kar@webline.dk>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-07-29T10:13:33Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> > The requirements seem to be pretty commonsense things... > > If you use some source code from Inprise, you've got to > > keep track of where the source came from, label it with > > their license, list any modifications you've made, always > > provide the source with any executables, etc. > > But the BSD license doesn't require source for distributed binaries. > Sounds like a GPL-style restriction. What is more important to my mind is if the license permits a developer to look at the code and get inspired, or if the developer's mind will be "tainted" just by looking. I hope someone can tell; I always wake up later with my head on the keyboard when I try to read license stuff... -- Kaare Rasmussen --Linux, spil,-- Tlf: 3816 2582 Kaki Data tshirts, merchandize Fax: 3816 2582 Howitzvej 75 ben 14.00-18.00 Email: kar@webline.dk 2000 Frederiksberg Lrdag 11.00-17.00 Web: www.suse.dk