Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Banck
Subject Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage
Date
Msg-id 20110211135933.GO26548@nighthawk.chemicalconnection.dyndns.org
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In response to Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage  (Greg Smith <greg@2ndquadrant.com>)
Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 06:04:46PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Less narrow-minded interpretation of GPL requirements, perhaps.
> (And yes, we have real lawyers on staff considering these issues.)

Is their opinion public/can be made public?  This might possibly lead to
a re-evaluation of the situation by Debian.

> If Debian want to shoot themselves in the foot like that, we can't
> stop them

BTW, that change has been merged into Ubuntu and will be (as of now) in
the next Ubuntu release.


Michael


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