From: | Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)libertyrms(dot)info> |
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To: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: FW: [webmaster] Comparison to MySQL |
Date: | 2003-11-12 17:27:03 |
Message-ID: | 60d6bxa460.fsf@dev6.int.libertyrms.info |
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pg(at)rbt(dot)ca (Rod Taylor) writes:
> On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 11:46, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> >Do they require you to sign over the copyright even if you do not wish
>> >to include your code in their distribution but intend to simply fork it?
>> >
>> No that would be illegal.
>
> I was unsure whether they used a modified GPL which could have such a
> restriction.
But the _practical_ restriction is the important one.
If MySQL AB were to include others' contributions _without_ an
assignment of copyright, then that would prevent inclusion of such
contributions in the 'proprietary fork.'
That would outright *destroy* their business model based on charging
licensing fees on the 'commercially licensed' version.
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