Re: contrib/pg_filedump - PostgreSQL File Dump Utility

From: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Patrick Macdonald <patrickm(at)redhat(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, darcy(at)druid(dot)net
Subject: Re: contrib/pg_filedump - PostgreSQL File Dump Utility
Date: 2002-02-07 05:53:36
Message-ID: 3C621660.ED3DC0EB@postgresql.org
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Oops,

I meant Patrick. Sorry about that guys.

Not enough coffee.

:(

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

Justin Clift wrote:
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> Do you mind re-licensing this with the BSD license for us?
>
> :-)
>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> Justin Clift
>
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> >
> > Tom Lane writes:
> >
> > > I do have concerns about including these six contrib modules in our
> > > distribution, however. It could be argued that the terms of the GPL
> > > forbid that.
> >
> > That is one thing. Another concern is that it confuses the general
> > public. People have certain expectations when it comes to PostgreSQL
> > code, and if every little subdirectory has its own license it just becomes
> > annoying.
> >
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