| From: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
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| To: | "Robert D(dot) Nelson" <RDNELSON(at)co(dot)centre(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | RE: PostgreSQL & the BSD License |
| Date: | 2000-07-10 14:48:38 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.4.21.0007101148200.3314-100000@thelab.hub.org |
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On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Robert D. Nelson wrote:
> >I'll ask, but I think he'll say that the license applies to the source; if
> >a commercial fork was made, then they are free to hide the source. But if
> >they ever release the source, then it has to go under the BSD again.
>
> What I was asking was, if someone forks the code base, aren't they allowed
> to change their license? It would only make sense that they distinguish
> themselves as the developers of the new code fork, right?
no they can't ... they can add to the current license, but they can't
remove it ...
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