Re: [ADMIN] Misplaced modifier in Postgresql license

From: Richard Welty <rwelty(at)averillpark(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Misplaced modifier in Postgresql license
Date: 2003-11-29 03:19:51
Message-ID: Mahogany-0.66.0-25040-20031128-221951.00@averillpark.net
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:33:37 -0500 (EST) Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> I know we have updated our license in the past, particularly to remove
> the advertizing clause. I think we grabbed FreeBSD's version. I don't
> think we are inclined to update our wording unless there is a
> significant reason to do so, and I don't think one project thinking it
> is possibly confusing is enough, and of course, as you know, five
> lawyers will give five different opinions.

right, but how many lawyers have actually been consulted on this?

i would agree that the OpenBSD interpretation is pretty severe,
but in light of the current legal shenanigans with respect to some
other open source projects, i think there is some merit to the
severity.

richard
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