| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | "Michael A(dot) Olson" <mao(at)sleepycat(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Berkeley DB license |
| Date: | 2000-05-16 15:01:16 |
| Message-ID: | 200005161501.LAA08621@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Also correct. However, the license would only permit redistribution of
> the Berkeley DB software embedded in the PostgreSQL engine or the
> derivative product that the proprietary vendor distributes. The
> vendor would not be permitted to extract Berkeley DB from PostgreSQL
> and distribute it separately, as part of some other product offering
> or as a standalone embedded database engine.
>
> The intent here is to clear the way for use of Berkeley DB in PostgreSQL,
> but not to apply PostgreSQL's license to Berkeley DB for other uses.
Totally agree, and totally reasonable.
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