Re: [GENERAL] Pricing

On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, James Olin Oden wrote:

>
> > On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, [EUC-KR] Jeong Jae Ick:: 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?

Not GNU bashing, GPL bashing. *Big* difference, in some of our
minds. There is a reason that Netscape didn't put themselves under GPL
when they went OpenSource...its good for everyone *but* the developer
themselves...

I run FreeBSD at home for many reasons...one of which is that it
doesn't fall under GPL, unlike some of our brethren out there...