From: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
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To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
Cc: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Press Release, Final Draft? |
Date: | 2004-09-23 13:02:08 |
Message-ID: | 1095944528.1654.89.camel@camel |
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On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 23:21, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Peter,
> > PostgreSQL is available under a BSD-style license, which imposes no
> > restrictions on commercial or noncommercial redistribution and use.
>
> well, gramatically it's:
> PostgreSQL is available under a BSD-style license, which imposes restrictions
> on neither commercial nor noncommercial redistribution and use.
>
Is it? Thats a mouthful. And technically not true, since there is a
restriction, which is that you must keep the copyright notices in tact.
How about "which imposes no penalties for commercial or non-commercial
use."
> I also question the need for "-style". Last I checked, we were using *the*
> BSD license.
>
Well, were not use *the* BSD license, since our version is not the most
current. However I do think that adding the "-style" will only confuse
people, so I am all for leaving it out since afaik we are using *a* BSD
license.
BTW - On the web page we call it a licence.
Robert Treat
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