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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

Matthew Kirkwood <matthew@hairy.beasts.org>

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From: Matthew Kirkwood <matthew@hairy.beasts.org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Brent Verner <brent@rcfile.org>, <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-01-21T10:39:46Z
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

>    many PostgreSQL developers feel the GPL contains restrictions that
>    would limit the ability of commercial entities to contribute or
>    continue contributing to the codebase, and question the need for such

This could easily be interpreted as flamebait.  It doesn't
limit contribution at all.  What's wrong with:

	The GPL contains restrictions which we do not
	wish to impose upon our users and developers.

Why just "commercial entities"?

Matthew.