Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

From: Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, Brent Verner <brent(at)rcfile(dot)org>, mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com>, alavoor <alavoor(at)yahoo(dot)com>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL
Date: 2002-01-21 17:16:40
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.40.0201211215270.74942-100000@paprika.michvhf.com
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote:

>
> OK, here is merged wording of my version and Vince's. It keeps the
> "reach out the hand" phrase, but ends with a clear statement that no
> license changes are desired.

Confrontational. Too wordy. Invites debate.

>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> We carry a BSD license, the archetypal open-source license. While the
> GPL has similar goals, it also has "closed source" (proprietary)
> restrictions. Many PostgreSQL developers are uncomfortable with such
> restrictions. The PostgreSQL project has no intention of modifying its
> existing license.
>
>

Vince.
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