Re: QuickLZ compression algorithm (Re: Inclusion in the PostgreSQL backend for toasting rows)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Douglas McNaught" <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
Cc: "Stephen R(dot) van den Berg" <srb(at)cuci(dot)nl>, "Alvaro Herrera" <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, lar(at)quicklz(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: QuickLZ compression algorithm (Re: Inclusion in the PostgreSQL backend for toasting rows)
Date: 2009-01-05 18:17:13
Message-ID: 23910.1231179433@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Douglas McNaught" <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org> writes:
> I think Postgres becomes non-DFSG-free if this is done. All of a
> sudden one can't pull arbitrary pieces of code out of PG and use them
> in other projects (which I'd argue is the intent if not the letter of
> the DFSG). Have we ever allowed code in on these terms before?

No, and we aren't starting now. Any submission that's not
BSD-equivalent license will be rejected. Count on it.

regards, tom lane

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