Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

Ned Wolpert <ned.wolpert@knowledgenet.com>

From: Ned Wolpert <ned.wolpert@knowledgenet.com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Brent Verner <brent@rcfile.org>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-01-21T20:46:52Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Mon, 2002-01-21 at 09:42, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> As a PostgreSQL developer, I don't agree with the statement you made for
> another reason:  It implies that there is something better about the GPL
> and we have to justify ourselves for not using it.  We don't.  We give
> away the code we write with no strings attached, and anyone who wants to
> question that has to come up with better arguments than I've heard so far.

I agree with Peter here.  There is no need to justify the license schema
with PostgreSQL.  However, I think people need to be clear (via FAQ,
Readme, anything with a URL that we can point to people) so that when
this question comes up, we simply direct them there and say, basically,
"its a non-discusionable"

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Virtually, 
Ned Wolpert <ned.wolpert@knowledgenet.com>

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