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Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

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From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Brent Verner <brent@rcfile.org>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-01-21T16:00:46Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
mlw wrote:
> How about something like this, avoiding any such BSD/GPL comparison:
> 
> 
> The PostgreSQL project was originated using the BSD license. Over the
> years many people have contributed code and effort understanding that
> their work would be licensed using the BSD license. The leaders of the
> PostgreSQL project, as an entity, do not believe that it would be right
> to change the implied agreement under which the entirety of the project
> was developed.

You know, that is true, but it sort of suggests that we would change if
we felt we could, but we don't actually want to.

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