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

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL
Date
Msg-id 200201211600.g0LG0kS11148@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL  (alavoor <alavoor@yahoo.com>)
List pgsql-general
mlw wrote:
> How about something like this, avoiding any such BSD/GPL comparison:
>
>
> The PostgreSQL project was originated using the BSD license. Over the
> years many people have contributed code and effort understanding that
> their work would be licensed using the BSD license. The leaders of the
> PostgreSQL project, as an entity, do not believe that it would be right
> to change the implied agreement under which the entirety of the project
> was developed.

You know, that is true, but it sort of suggests that we would change if
we felt we could, but we don't actually want to.

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