Re: QuickLZ compression algorithm (Re: Inclusion in the PostgreSQL backend for toasting rows)

From: "A(dot)M(dot)" <agentm(at)themactionfaction(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: QuickLZ compression algorithm (Re: Inclusion in the PostgreSQL backend for toasting rows)
Date: 2009-01-05 18:35:24
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On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Stephen R. van den Berg wrote:
>
> Upon reading the DFSG, it seems you have a point...
> However...
> QuickLZ is dual licensed:
> a. Royalty-free-perpetuous-use as part of the PostgreSQL backend or
> any derived works of PostgreSQL which link in *at least* 50% of the
> original PostgreSQL codebase.

How does one even define "50% of the original PostgreSQL codebase"?
What nonsense.

-M

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