Re: Berkeley DB license - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Berkeley DB license
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Msg-id 200005161501.LAA08621@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Berkeley DB license  ("Michael A. Olson" <mao@sleepycat.com>)
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> Also correct.  However, the license would only permit redistribution of
> the Berkeley DB software embedded in the PostgreSQL engine or the
> derivative product that the proprietary vendor distributes.  The
> vendor would not be permitted to extract Berkeley DB from PostgreSQL
> and distribute it separately, as part of some other product offering
> or as a standalone embedded database engine.
> 
> The intent here is to clear the way for use of Berkeley DB in PostgreSQL,
> but not to apply PostgreSQL's license to Berkeley DB for other uses.

Totally agree, and totally reasonable.

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