From: | teg(at)redhat(dot)com (Trond Eivind=?iso-8859-1?q?_Glomsr=F8d?=) |
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To: | Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL GENERAL <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Re: Revised Copyright: is this morepalatable? |
Date: | 2000-07-05 18:33:08 |
Message-ID: | xuysntozau3.fsf@hoser.devel.redhat.com |
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JanWieck(at)t-online(dot)de (Jan Wieck) writes:
> Trond Eivind=?iso-8859-1?q?_Glomsr=F8d?= wrote:
> > Mike Mascari <mascarm(at)mascari(dot)com> writes:
> >
> > > This is not something new. SunOS, AIX, HPUX, etc. all have (at
> > > one time or another) considerable BSD roots. And yet FreeBSD
> > > still exists... All GPL does is 'poison' the pot by prohibiting
> > > commercial spawns which may leverage the code.
> >
> > GPL doesn't prohibit commercial spawns - it just requires you to send
> > the source along.
>
> So if someone offers $$$ for implementation of Postgres
> feature XYZ I don't have to make that code open source?
You don't have to tell the world they can have it for free - you can
sell it, and develop it by demand.
> Only need to ship the code to the one paying
Yes.
> (under NDA so he cannot publish it) and grab the money?
An NDA can't be done, but you certainly can grab the money. If he
wanted you to add a feature, he could pay you for it.
> That's currently possible with our license,
With GPL as well - you just can't deny the customer to distribute the
source if he wants to.
>
> No question, the result will finally get contributed so
> everyone benefits from it. The reason why someone is even
> willing to pay that amount is just to get me out of my
> dayjob, focussing on his problem NOW, so it's done in a
> month.
That would certainly be possible.
--
Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.
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