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1. Re: [HACKERS] CORBA interface in backend?

   Jeff Hoffmann <jeff@remapcorp.com> — 1998-11-11T20:43:25Z

   >On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Michael Meskes wrote:
   >
   >> This is where it gets tricky. Which existing ORB are you thinking about?
   I
   >> know of only two free ORBs: The Gnome one (orbit) and mico. Orbit is
   GPLed
   >> so there's a problem with PostgreSQL becoming GPLed. However, as long as
   >> PostgreSQL remain free under the BSD license that should be okay. But we
   >> defintely lose the possibility to make this a commercial product. Not
   that
   >> we want to do so.
   >
   
   there's also omniORB (http://www.orl.co.uk) which i found when i was looking
   for vnc.  haven't used it, don't know much about it, but i believe it's also
   LGPL'd (maybe GPL'd)
   
   > Both are GPLd then, as I'm doing work with MICO and FreeBSD, and
   >just checked their license files.
   >
   > Now, here is where *I* get confused.  MICO uses LGPL for its
   >libraries, so does this mean that the ORB hooks could be added where
   >applicable, still under the BSD license, but in order to compile it in,
   >mico's libraries would have to be installed first?  Its something we
   >check for/do with the tcl stuff...
   >
   > So, could the ORB hooks be added with a config option of
   >'--enable-orb' *without* the requirement for adding in any GPLd code?
   
   an abstract orb interface?  sounds good as long as someone else is doing the
   work.
   
   
   
   

2. Re: [HACKERS] CORBA interface in backend?

   Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> — 1998-11-12T05:22:37Z

   > >> know of only two free ORBs: The Gnome one (orbit) and mico.
   > there's also omniORB (http://www.orl.co.uk)
   
   ILU is also available from Xerox/parc, and has a license very close to
   the Berkeley license for Postgres. The only extra is a copyright term
   saying that the s/w must be distributed in a way which conforms to U.S.
   export laws. afaik that is just to protect Xerox' bank account from
   trouble caused by others.
   
                     - Tom
   
   

3. Re: [HACKERS] CORBA interface in backend?

   Michael Meskes <meskes@usa.net> — 1998-11-12T07:41:00Z

   On Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 05:22:37AM +0000, Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:
   > ILU is also available from Xerox/parc, and has a license very close to
   > the Berkeley license for Postgres. The only extra is a copyright term
   > saying that the s/w must be distributed in a way which conforms to U.S.
   > export laws. afaik that is just to protect Xerox' bank account from
   > trouble caused by others.
   
   Then we're out of trouble. :-) Let's just hope this ORB is good enough. :-)
   
   Michael
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