Re: [GENERAL] Pricing

From: James Olin Oden <joden(at)lee(dot)k12(dot)nc(dot)us>
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
Cc: "Jeong Jae Ick::" <root(at)advance(dot)sarang(dot)net>, Glenn Sullivan <glenn(dot)sullivan(at)nmr(dot)varian(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)hub(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Pricing
Date: 1998-08-12 13:44:33
Message-ID: 81Aug11.083316edt.35713@gateway.lee.k12.nc.us
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general


> On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, [EUC-KR] Jeong Jae Ick:Á¤ÀçÀÍ: wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Glenn Sullivan wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am sure this is not the best place to ask this, but I cannot
> > > seem to figure out where else to ask. I am looking into PostgreSQL
> > > for use in a commerical package. Is there a charge for using
> > > PostgreSQL this way, and if so, how much does it cost?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Glenn
> > >
> >
> > PostgreSQL was built under the GPL.
>
> Wash your mouth out with soap, then use steel wool...PostgreSQL
> was *never* built under the GPL and never will be. Blasphemer!!

Pardon this ignorant soul, but why so much GNU bashing? I understand
that PostgreSQL choose a different licensing method, and that it is a good
one, but GNU's not really that bad. I mean how many times do you think the
PostgreSQL source has been compiled by GNU compilers?

...james

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message The Hermit Hacker 1998-08-12 14:06:15 Re: [GENERAL] Pricing
Previous Message The Hermit Hacker 1998-08-12 12:41:25 Re: [GENERAL] Pricing