Re: contrib/pg_filedump - PostgreSQL File Dump Utility - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Justin Clift
Subject Re: contrib/pg_filedump - PostgreSQL File Dump Utility
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Msg-id 3C61C4F2.7A416313@postgresql.org
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In response to Re: contrib/pg_filedump - PostgreSQL File Dump Utility  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Hi Peter,

Do you mind re-licensing this with the BSD license for us?

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift


Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
> Tom Lane writes:
>
> > I do have concerns about including these six contrib modules in our
> > distribution, however.  It could be argued that the terms of the GPL
> > forbid that.
>
> That is one thing.  Another concern is that it confuses the general
> public.  People have certain expectations when it comes to PostgreSQL
> code, and if every little subdirectory has its own license it just becomes
> annoying.
>
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