Re: Berkeley DB license
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: "Michael A. Olson" <mao@sleepycat.com>
Cc: Philip Warner <pjw@rhyme.com.au>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-05-16T15:01:16Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> Also correct. However, the license would only permit redistribution of > the Berkeley DB software embedded in the PostgreSQL engine or the > derivative product that the proprietary vendor distributes. The > vendor would not be permitted to extract Berkeley DB from PostgreSQL > and distribute it separately, as part of some other product offering > or as a standalone embedded database engine. > > The intent here is to clear the way for use of Berkeley DB in PostgreSQL, > but not to apply PostgreSQL's license to Berkeley DB for other uses. Totally agree, and totally reasonable. -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026