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From A.M.
Subject Re: QuickLZ compression algorithm (Re: Inclusion in the PostgreSQL backend for toasting rows)
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Msg-id 06B2CA2A-732F-4194-99A8-5CD28A1DD0DB@themactionfaction.com
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In response to Re: QuickLZ compression algorithm (Re: Inclusion in the PostgreSQL backend for toasting rows)  ("Stephen R. van den Berg" <srb@cuci.nl>)
Responses Re: QuickLZ compression algorithm (Re: Inclusion in the PostgreSQL backend for toasting rows)  ("Stephen R. van den Berg" <srb@cuci.nl>)
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On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Stephen R. van den Berg wrote:
>
> Upon reading the DFSG, it seems you have a point...
> However...
> QuickLZ is dual licensed:
> a. Royalty-free-perpetuous-use as part of the PostgreSQL backend or
>   any derived works of PostgreSQL which link in *at least* 50% of the
>   original PostgreSQL codebase.

How does one even define "50% of the original PostgreSQL codebase"?  
What nonsense.

-M

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