| From: | Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee> |
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| To: | Shachar Shemesh <psql(at)shemesh(dot)biz> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql(at)empires(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: License question |
| Date: | 2004-04-23 06:47:04 |
| Message-ID: | 1082702823.5987.13.camel@localhost.localdomain |
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Shachar Shemesh kirjutas R, 23.04.2004 kell 07:53:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> >Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql(at)empires(dot)org> writes:
> >
> >
> >>Also, can you license code at all if it isn't yours? I would assume you
> >>would have to make changes and license the changes you made, and
> >>distribute it along with the postgresql-licensed code.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >You can't relicense code you don't own
> >
> Sure you can.
You can only add additional restrictions for the combined code, not lift
original ones. That is unless the original licence allows it :)
You are free to relicence public domain code though, but I guess that by
doing so you kind of take ownership of your release verion.
IANAL
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Hannu
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