Re: RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL

I thought the original suggestion was about migrating
user created PL/SQL code, not Oracle-created code.
If so, why should there be any problem?

I agree that you shouldn't touch a line of Oracle code, even built-in SPs.
You would need to recreate that in a clean room kind of way, I think.

andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>
To: "Renney Thomas" <renneyt(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Renney Thomas [mailto:renneyt(at)yahoo(dot)com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:43 PM
> To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL
>
> >What are the legal implications of copying Oracle's own PL/SQL
> >procedures code and porting them to PgSQL as you suggested?
>
> INAL, but I would read carefully over the Oracle license agreement and
> redistribution allowances before doing this, especially if the database
> is installed in a commercial environment. With all the legal activity
> around open source lately, it seems dangerous (probably harmless in a
> test/development environment though).
>
> Merlin
>
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