From: | Richard Welty <rwelty(at)averillpark(dot)net> |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Misplaced modifier in Postgresql license |
Date: | 2003-12-02 03:49:27 |
Message-ID: | Mahogany-0.66.0-25040-20031201-224927.00@averillpark.net |
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:22:34 -0000 greg(at)turnstep(dot)com wrote:
> I hope that the BSD people will reconsider their move and put PostgreSQL
> back on the CD, without a license change.
this is unlikely. i think the current situation is effectively a standoff.
> The existing one is more than
> strong enough to survive any legal challenge based on the "misplaced modifier."
as i said in my own posting on this subject, Theo De Raadt consulted with
IP attorneys on this subject and was advised that the misplaced modifier
is a serious enough issue that he should pull PostgreSQL from the OpenBSD
distribution. given the reluctance to change the PostgreSQL license, i think
that the situation is what it is. i certainly have no plan to try to persuade
Theo to change his mind ("Bullwinkle, that trick never works!").
richard
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