| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> |
| Cc: | 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: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL |
| Date: | 2002-01-21 16:00:46 |
| Message-ID: | 200201211600.g0LG0kS11148@candle.pha.pa.us |
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mlw wrote:
> How about something like this, avoiding any such BSD/GPL comparison:
>
>
> The PostgreSQL project was originated using the BSD license. Over the
> years many people have contributed code and effort understanding that
> their work would be licensed using the BSD license. The leaders of the
> PostgreSQL project, as an entity, do not believe that it would be right
> to change the implied agreement under which the entirety of the project
> was developed.
You know, that is true, but it sort of suggests that we would change if
we felt we could, but we don't actually want to.
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