Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org, Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, Brent Verner <brent(at)rcfile(dot)org>, mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com>, alavoor <alavoor(at)yahoo(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL
Date: 2002-01-22 20:24:50
Message-ID: 200201222024.g0MKOo304469@candle.pha.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> I am starting to agree with Thomas and others --- why mention the GPL at
> all. How about this. (Again to appear at the bottom of FAQ item 1.2):
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The above is the BSD license, the classic open-source license. It has no
> restrictions on how the source code may be used. We like it and have no
> intention of changing it.

OK, no one is violently ill at the above wording so I will add it to the
bottom of FAQ item 1.2 until some better wording comes along. :-)

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