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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:26:35 -0500
Erik Jones <erik@myemma.com> wrote:
> > While I agree companies are likely to get annoyed - just like fast
> > food companies do when you say how much trans-fats their products
> > contain; I'm rather curious what such a cease&desist letter would
> > say.
>
> Probably just a firm, but polite, request to quit it. I'd say that
> with a completely open piece of software like Postgres, i.e. where
> no commercial licensing is involved, the question is more ethical
> than legal. In fact, I can't think of a situation where "mind your
> own business" could be take more literally :)
Sometimes they may also claim trademark or trade secret issues.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drkae
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