Re: ISBN/ISSN/ISMN/EAN13 module

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Jeremy Kronuz <kronuz(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Subject: Re: ISBN/ISSN/ISMN/EAN13 module
Date: 2006-09-05 22:35:56
Message-ID: 200609052235.k85MZuj04411@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> I'm reviewing this for addition to contrib/ now. I notice that there is
> >> no clear license statement. Is it OK to put the following into the
> >> README file?
>
> >> This module is released under the same BSD license as the rest of PostgreSQL.
>
> > Do we want to go down this road for all submissions? I think saying
> > nothing is best.
>
> The alternative is to ask him to remove his personal copyright notice
> and put "Copyright PostgreSQL Global Development Group" instead. I
> don't really care which, but without one or the other it's not clear
> that he is giving permission for redistribution.

Agreed.
>
> As for "all submissions", I'm only concerned about the ones that come
> plastered with copyright notices.

Oh, I didn't see one in there. Oh, I see it now in isn.c:

* Copyright (c) 2004-2006, Germ<E1>n M<E9>ndez Bravo (Kronuz)

And when you said "I notice that there is no clear license statement", I
thought you meant no license at all.

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