Re: Postgres development model

Tom Lane wrote:
> Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org> writes:
> > Oops! reinoud(dot)v(at)n(dot)leeuwen(dot)net (Reinoud van Leeuwen) was seen spray-painting on a wall:
> >> Why? I understood that using BitKeeper for free for Open Source projects
> >> is allowed. (but IANAL).
>
> > Ah, but there's a problem with BK _actually seen in production_ in
> > that people that work on competing products are not permitted to use
> > it.
>
> In particular, I would have to resign from the project if we went over
> to BK, as my employer (Red Hat) is affected by this restriction. BK
> does not meet the accepted definition of Open Source because of this
> unfriendly license clause.

How do the Linux kernel developer guys go from no revision system (just
Linus's hard drive) to Bitkeeper and requring a signed authorization
letter from each contributor? They went from too little to too much,
and never hit the happy medium.

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