Thread: Re: GPL code in our CVS :-(

Re: GPL code in our CVS :-(

From
"Dave Page"
Date:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:Andreas.Pflug@web.de]
> Sent: 30 September 2003 09:18
> To: Dave Page
> Subject: Re: GPL code in our CVS :-(
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:Andreas.Pflug@web.de]
> >>Sent: 29 September 2003 23:51
> >>To: Dave Page
> >>Subject: Re: GPL code in our CVS :-(
> >>
> >>
> >>that's taken 1:1 from pgsql backend, it's generated by
> bison. The file
> >>
> >
> >>keywords.c needs it to compile. It supplies the official keyword
> >>
> >>
> >checking.
> >
> >The copyright says that the output file created by Bison *from* that
> >file may be used without restriction. That file itself is
> GPL according
> >to the header.
> >
> So PostgreSQL backend source restricted by this too.

Looks like it. What can we do about it?

Regards, Dave.

Re: GPL code in our CVS :-(

From
Andreas Pflug
Date:
Dave Page wrote:

>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:Andreas.Pflug@web.de]
>>Sent: 30 September 2003 09:18
>>To: Dave Page
>>Subject: Re: GPL code in our CVS :-(
>>
>>Dave Page wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:Andreas.Pflug@web.de]
>>>>Sent: 29 September 2003 23:51
>>>>To: Dave Page
>>>>Subject: Re: GPL code in our CVS :-(
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>that's taken 1:1 from pgsql backend, it's generated by
>>>>
>>>>
>>bison. The file
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>keywords.c needs it to compile. It supplies the official keyword
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>checking.
>>>
>>>The copyright says that the output file created by Bison *from* that
>>>file may be used without restriction. That file itself is
>>>
>>>
>>GPL according
>>
>>
>>>to the header.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>So PostgreSQL backend source restricted by this too.
>>
>>
>
>Looks like it. What can we do about it?
>
Dunno... The pgsql people must have discussed this, or did the copyright
notice invade the file while upgrading requirements to bison 1.875?

Regards,
Andreas