Re: [GENERAL] Pricing - Mailing list pgsql-general

From James Olin Oden
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Pricing
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Msg-id 81Aug11.083316edt.35713@gateway.lee.k12.nc.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Pricing  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Pricing  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
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> On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, [EUC-KR] Jeong Jae Ick:Á¤ÀçÀÍ: wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Glenn Sullivan wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am sure this is not the best place to ask this, but I cannot
> > > seem to figure out where else to ask.  I am looking into PostgreSQL
> > > for use in a commerical package.  Is there a charge for using
> > > PostgreSQL this way, and if so, how much does it cost?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Glenn
> > >
> >
> > PostgreSQL was built under the GPL.
>
>         Wash your mouth out with soap, then use steel wool...PostgreSQL
> was *never* built under the GPL and never will be.  Blasphemer!!

  Pardon this ignorant soul, but why so much GNU bashing?  I understand
that PostgreSQL choose a different licensing method, and that it is a good
one, but GNU's not really that bad.  I mean how many times do you think the
PostgreSQL source has been compiled by GNU compilers?

...james


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