> > I totaly missed your point here. How closing source of
> > ERserver is related to closing code of PostgreSQL DB server?
> > Let me clear things:
> >
> > 1. ERserver isn't based on WAL. It will work with any version >= 6.5
> >
> > 2. WAL was partially sponsored by my employer, Sectorbase.com,
> > not by PG, Inc.
>
> Has somebody thought about putting PG in the GPL licence
> instead of the BSD?
> PG inc would still be able to do there money giving support
> (just like IBM, HP and Compaq are doing there share with Linux),
> without been able to close the code.
ERserver is *external* application that change *nothing* in
PostgreSQL code. So, no matter under what licence are
server code, any company will be able to close code of
any privately developed *external* application.
And I don't see what's wrong with this, do you?
Vadim
