Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL
Date
Msg-id 200201211732.g0LHWuf19541@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>)
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Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> I think, and Vince can correct me if I'm wrong, but Vince is pointing out
> the whole 'Many of the Developers' thing ... if we are (or at least appear
> to be) unanimous in this, then there is nothing to discuss ... if "Many of
> the developers' are uncomfortable, then obviously there are ones out there
> that aren't, and that is where the whole "confrontation" I think arises
> ...
>
> Why does this discussion get started over and over again?  Because one
> person brings it up, and those in favor of GPL generally pop up
> thereafter, and it just goes around ...
>
> if we get rid of 'the Many' part, then you are saying "thi sis the way it
> is, this is the way it stays, no discussion" ...

But Vince's text is below.  It starts with "Many".  I merely grafted his
text after my opening text:

Many PostgreSQL developers past and present are uncomfortable with
restrictions imposed by the GPL.  The PostgreSQL project always has
and will continue to remain under the BSD license alone.


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