Re: [HACKERS] Copyright - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tatsuo Ishii
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Copyright
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Msg-id 20000129125305W.t-ishii@sra.co.jp
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Copyright  ("Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm@wallace.ece.rice.edu>)
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> > I seem to recall some discussion of creating a separate legal entity
> > to hold the copyright, but offhand I don't see what it buys us
> > except more paperwork.  The same people (ie, the core developers)
> > would have the final say over what either that entity or PostgreSQL,
> > Inc does, so what's the difference?
> > 
> 
> Ah, corporate assets? What if someone bought out PostgreSQL, Inc., for
> a huge sum of money. They'd get control of anything PostgreSQL, Inc.
> has control over. One can't buy out a non-profit organization.

I am worried about that too. Maybe we need an organization something
like the Apache Software Foundation to hold the copyright.
--
Tatsuo Ishii


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