| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Matthew Kirkwood <matthew(at)hairy(dot)beasts(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Brent Verner <brent(at)rcfile(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL |
| Date: | 2002-01-21 14:20:51 |
| Message-ID: | 200201211420.g0LEKpE29930@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Justin Clift wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > We carry a BSD license, the archetypal open-source license. While the
> > GPL also promotes open-source, it has certain anti-closed source
> > (proprietary) restrictions. Many PostgreSQL developers question the
> > need for such restrictions. We like our BSD license and see no need to
> > change it.
>
> Ok, how about :
>
> We carry a BSD license, the archetypal open-source license. While the
> GPL has similar goals, it has questionable anti-"closed source"
> (proprietary) restrictions. We like our BSD license and see no need to
> change it.
OK, here is Justin's wording, with "goals" and "questionable" added.
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