Re: [OT?] Time-zone database down [was: Re: timezone buglet?] - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [OT?] Time-zone database down [was: Re: timezone buglet?]
Date
Msg-id 201110072027.p97KRaV09163@momjian.us
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In response to Re: [OT?] Time-zone database down [was: Re: timezone buglet?]  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [OT?] Time-zone database down [was: Re: timezone buglet?]  (Peter Geoghegan <peter@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > Andrea Suisani wrote:
> >> Speaking of Olson tz database, I've just stumbled across this post
> >> and I thought it would be worthy to report it here:
> >> http://blog.joda.org/2011/10/today-time-zone-database-was-closed.html
> 
> > I suppose there is nothing stopping them from attacking people who
> > distribute the database, like Postgres, Red Hat, etc.
> 
> It seems pretty baseless to me: you can't copyright a collection of
> facts.  I think we should do nothing pending a court decision.

Agreed.  I am just pointing out the possible exposure.

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