Re: Berkeley DB license - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Berkeley DB license
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Msg-id 200005170313.XAA29901@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Berkeley DB license  (Mike Mascari <mascarm@mascari.com>)
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> Just curious, 
> 
> But is he *allowed* to view the code? I realize its pseudo-Open
> Source, but to my understanding one cannot even look at GPL code
> without fear of "infecting" whatever project you may be working
> on. If Vadim looks a the code, decides "Nah, I can do this in two
> weeks time" and then the overwrite system appears in 7.2 aren't
> there issues there?

I have never heard that of GNU code, and I assume it is not true.

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