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Re: [HACKERS] Re: Revised Copyright: is this morepalatable?

Chris Bitmead <chrisb@nimrod.itg.telstra.com.au>

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From: Chris Bitmead <chrisb@nimrod.itg.telstra.com.au>
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Cc: PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, PostgreSQL GENERAL <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2000-07-05T05:15:12Z
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Philip Warner wrote:

> My legal advice is that, assuming they knew it was a BSD project, they
> can't take it out of PostgreSQL. But you could, for example, stop Microsoft
> using your compression code in one of their products. The new license
> removes this right from you.

Why wouldn't MS be able to take the code and use it while abiding by its
terms and conditions?