Re: 4 Clause license?

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Postgresql Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: 4 Clause license?
Date: 2003-11-20 15:17:00
Message-ID: 3FBCDAEC.2010405@dunslane.net
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Rod Taylor wrote:

>>I think maybe the simplest thing is for me to prepare a patch that rips
>>that code out and replaces it with a (slightly simpler - less umask
>>hacking required, I think) piece of code that I will write.
>>
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>The FreeBSD folks sorted it out for us.
>
>Everyones names should be in the copyright for the file. The licence
>portion should be the 3 clause version -- no advertising clause.
>

Whose names? It's not easily discoverable from browsing the CVS tree. I
would probably spend as much time, if not more, finding out as in
rewriting the 40 or so lines of code required.

>
>I think borrowing should be encouraged, and now that we know what
>license / copyright we need to carry over, this can be done without
>worry.
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I'm a fan of borrowing, but not if it causes headaches.

I'll hold off for a bit in case I've misunderstood something.

<troll>Of course, now that SCO is claiming ownership of BSD code .....
</troll>

cheers

andrew

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