Re: contrib and licensing - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: contrib and licensing
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Msg-id 25256.1049341197@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: contrib and licensing  (Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>)
Responses Re: contrib and licensing  (Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>)
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Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org> writes:
> <stifles ROTFL>

> Everyone does realize that on Linux PostgreSQL binaries link against glibc, 
> which is LGPL......

And your point is?

On other Unixoid systems you can link against BSD-license libc code, or
some-random-proprietary-license code from HP or Sun or whomever.  glibc
doesn't have a monopoly in that sphere.  But mlw is offering code that
will *only* run against a single implementation that is LGPL licensed.
That makes it effectively LGPL.
        regards, tom lane



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