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Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

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

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From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>, Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>, Brent Verner <brent@rcfile.org>, mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com>, alavoor <alavoor@yahoo.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-01-21T17:13:44Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
OK, here is merged wording of my version and Vince's.  It keeps the
"reach out the hand" phrase, but ends with a clear statement that no
license changes are desired.

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We carry a BSD license, the archetypal open-source license.  While the
GPL has similar goals, it also has "closed source" (proprietary)
restrictions.  Many PostgreSQL developers are uncomfortable with such
restrictions.  The PostgreSQL project has no intention of modifying its
existing license.

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