Re: License clarification: BSD vs MIT

From: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
Cc: Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: License clarification: BSD vs MIT
Date: 2009-10-26 01:29:36
Message-ID: 20091026012936.GB4736@fetter.org
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On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:34:28PM +0100, Dave Page wrote:
> It's not a perfect match to MIT, but it is close. We (-core) are
> already actively working on this issue to find the most appropriate
> way forward.

Legally speaking, what are the issues at hand here?

Apart from the legal part, what other topics does this touch on?

When I go out to do advocacy, it's good for me to know as much as I
can about the issues involved :)

Cheers,
David.
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