Re: [CORE] GPL Source and Copyright Questions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [CORE] GPL Source and Copyright Questions
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Msg-id 14928.1151071122@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [CORE] GPL Source and Copyright Questions  (Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: [CORE] GPL Source and Copyright Questions  (Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>)
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Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org> writes:
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 11:37:08AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>>>> item #3: Carsten Wolff copyright in informix.c file
>>> The file informix.c contains a copyright from Carsten Wolff.  Did Carsten 
>>> directly contribute this file to the PostgreSQL project?
>> 
>> This code was added by Michael Meskes in informix.c rev 1.6
>> (2003-05-06).  Michael, any info on the exact copyright status?

> Yes. In fact the copyright belongs to credativ GmbH the company that
> paid Carsten for his work. As you may or may not know I'm the CEO of
> that company and can assure you that his work was contributed to the
> PostgreSQL project.

That sounds fine --- could you add a note in the source code to this
effect?  "Contributed under the PostgreSQL License" or something like
that after the copyright notice would be sufficient.
        regards, tom lane


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