Re: The future of built-in geometric data types

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: David Garamond <lists(at)zara(dot)6(dot)isreserved(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The future of built-in geometric data types
Date: 2004-09-02 13:39:33
Message-ID: 19110.1094132373@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 11:52:05PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> David Garamond <lists(at)zara(dot)6(dot)isreserved(dot)com> writes:
>>> I'm pretty clueless in regard to the PostGIS situation. Will it be
>>> integrated with PostgreSQL in the future?
>>
>> No. Wrong license.

> If the license were changed to be BSD compatible, are there other
> barriers to adoption?

Not sure, but the question is moot. We've already asked the PostGIS
guys to consider a license change, and they've declined.

regards, tom lane

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