Re: Announce: GPL Framework centered on Postgres - Mailing list pgsql-general

Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 07:25:09AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
>> * Joshua D. Drake:
>>
>>>>> Sounds great! But why GPL? Are you looking to sell licenses?
>>>> GPL is to spread it as far and wide as possible as fast as possible.
>>> LGPL?
>>>
>>> My concern would be, I can't use this toolkit for a closed source
>>> application if it is GPL.
>> Closed source?  It's a PHP framework. 8-)
>>
>> Anyway, for a web application, the GPL is usually *less* restrictive
>> than various BSD license variants because you do not need to mention
>> the software in the end user documentation.  The viral aspect of the
>
> The BSD license requires no such thing. It only requires that you
> maintain the notice in the code. I challenge you to find a less
> restrictive license. :)

public domain ;)


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