Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL
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Msg-id 15056.1011713923@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL  (Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org>)
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Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org> writes:
> 1) Q: Why does PostgreSQL have a BSD license?
>    A: PostgreSQL was developed at Berkeley and open-sourced under the
> BSD license. That license has served us well over many years.

> 2) Q: Why does PostgreSQL not have a GPL license?
>    A: See (1)

Not bad, but I'd add one more sentence:

2) Q: Why does PostgreSQL not have a GPL license?
   A: See (1).  It would be very difficult to change licenses,
      and we see no need to.

            regards, tom lane

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