Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 04:12:58PM -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> > > > Many PostgreSQL developers past and present are uncomfortable with
> > > > restrictions imposed by the GPL. The PostgreSQL project always has
> > > > and will continue to remain under the BSD license alone.
> > >
> > > This one is perfect ... Bruce? I really leaves no openings, no?
> >
> > It is hard to argue with this wording either. Let's see how people
> > vote.
>
> Besides the poor grammar in the second sentence, it's also incorrect,
> because the whole point of the BSD license to some people is that it is
> not "alone" under the BSD license but can be relicensed in other ways.
>
> I think we should just scrap it and get on with our lives. There are
> about 2 questions a year about the license issues, which does not qualify
> it as "FAQ" anyway.
>

The one thing that _does_ come up is not 'change your license to GPL' but
"here's my GPLed code: can it get into the main tree?" I liked the version
that mentioned 'contributors must BSD license to get it into the main tree'
since that's the principle Q for people we care about: potential coders.
Anyone else who wants to argue licenses can be safely ignored.

Ross