Re: [HACKERS] proposed improvements to PostgreSQL license

From: "Sergio A(dot) Kessler" <sak(at)tribctas(dot)gba(dot)gov(dot)ar>
To: pgsql-announce(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] proposed improvements to PostgreSQL license
Date: 2000-07-04 14:11:12
Message-ID: SAK.2000.07.04.jagdqmmg@sergio
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Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au> el día Tue, 04 Jul 2000 12:13:12 +1000,
escribió:

>As a company who wants PostgreSQL to remain in the public domain, I would
>prefer to see it go GPL;

I agree with this.
(altough is not public domain, it's copywrigth'ed, well copyleft'ed).

btw, if you change the license in this way, is =not= BSD anymore,
how you will call this new license ?

PPL (Postgres Public License) ?
PBML (Postgres BSD Modified License) ?

sergio

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