Re: Postgres development model - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Postgres development model
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Msg-id 26056.1092424390@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Postgres development model  (Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>)
Responses Re: Postgres development model  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> writes:
> Oops! reinoud.v@n.leeuwen.net (Reinoud van Leeuwen) was seen spray-painting on a wall:
>> Why? I understood that using BitKeeper for free for Open Source projects 
>> is allowed. (but IANAL).

> Ah, but there's a problem with BK _actually seen in production_ in
> that people that work on competing products are not permitted to use
> it.

In particular, I would have to resign from the project if we went over
to BK, as my employer (Red Hat) is affected by this restriction.  BK
does not meet the accepted definition of Open Source because of this
unfriendly license clause.
        regards, tom lane


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