Thread: License and pgfoundry
The license should be BSD to enter the official PostgreSQL tree, right? GPL is not accepted even as a contrib module. Btw, if there aren't any objections i am planning to open a pgfoundry project. If i understand correctly, it also provides cvs services like sourceforge.
Tzahi, > The license should be BSD to enter the official PostgreSQL tree, right? Yes. > GPL is not accepted even as a contrib module. Yes. That's because of the "infectious" clause of the GPL. > Btw, if there aren't any objections i am planning to > open a pgfoundry project. > If i understand correctly, it also provides cvs services like > sourceforge. Correct. -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
On Thursday 01 June 2006 19:44, Tzahi Fadida wrote:
> The license should be BSD to enter the official PostgreSQL tree, right?
> GPL is not accepted even as a contrib module.
>
Correct.
> Btw, if there aren't any objections i am planning to
> open a pgfoundry project.
> If i understand correctly, it also provides cvs services like
> sourceforge.
>
Sounds like a good idea.... it should provide pretty much everything you need
for managing the project. Personally I would recommend keeping development
questions/emails pointed toward hackers rather than start your own mailing
list, but otherwise the cvs/tasks/news/tracker features should all be good.
Oh also commit messages will be sent to pgsql-committers so you may pick up
some extra eyeballs that way.
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Robert Treat
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Are there guidelines to add a proper BSD license to the project? only In README, also in C soruces? Adding personal credits. How this thing works? I saw that on the OSI site, the template of the license is a bit different from the licenses i see being used in the contrib and postgresql. http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php here is the template from the site. what should i use? Copyright (c) <YEAR>, <OWNER> All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * Neither the name of the <ORGANIZATION> nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. On Friday 02 June 2006 02:50, Josh Berkus wrote: > Tzahi, > > > The license should be BSD to enter the official PostgreSQL tree, right? > > Yes. > > > GPL is not accepted even as a contrib module. > > Yes. That's because of the "infectious" clause of the GPL. > > > Btw, if there aren't any objections i am planning to > > open a pgfoundry project. > > If i understand correctly, it also provides cvs services like > > sourceforge. > > Correct.
On 6/3/06, Tzahi Fadida <TzahiFadida@gmail.com> wrote:
> Are there guidelines to add a proper BSD license to the project?
> only In README, also in C soruces?
> Adding personal credits.
Currently, you'll just want the following in the README:
Copyright (c) 2006 Tzahi Fadida
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
distribution.
* Neither the name of the <ORGANIZATION> nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
In the source code, just put something like the following in the header:
Copyright (c) 2006 Tzahi Fadida. All Rights Reserved.
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