| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | Charles Comiskey <comiskey(at)us(dot)ibm(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: GPL Licensed Files in 8.1.4 |
| Date: | 2006-06-01 13:15:50 |
| Message-ID: | 200606011515.50992.peter_e@gmx.net |
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Am Mittwoch, 31. Mai 2006 16:50 schrieb Charles Comiskey:
> PostgreSQL 8.1.4 appears to have 2 GPL licensed files according to
> licenses embedded in the source. In both cases, the files have had a
> history of discussion within the PostgreSQL forums. I'm hoping, through
> this question, to find more concrete information that the GPL code is
> really approved to be licensed under the PostgreSQL BSD license
The GPL-licensed files are GPL-licensed.
> or to
> understand if there is a plan to update the source to remove the GPL
> reference.
Yes, but that will entail removing or rewriting the code or the author(s)
giving permission to change the license, not just removing the reference.
--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
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