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Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>

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From: Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>, Brent Verner <brent@rcfile.org>, mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com>, alavoor <alavoor@yahoo.com>, <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-01-21T17:16:40Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote:

>
> 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.

Confrontational.  Too wordy.  Invites debate.


>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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.
>
>


Vince.
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