Re: pg_filedump moved to pgfoundry

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: Mark Kirkwood <mark(dot)kirkwood(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_filedump moved to pgfoundry
Date: 2011-01-18 15:53:53
Message-ID: 10657.1295366033@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> I'm guessing there's a Policy at Red Hat that software made on its
> dime be GPL (v2, I'd guess), and that getting an exception would
> involve convening its board or similarly drastic action.

It's company policy, and while it *might* be possible to get an
exception, the effort involved would far exceed the benefit we'd get out
of it. Moreover, despite Mark's creative argument, I really doubt that
Red Hat would perceive any benefit to themselves in making an exception.

regards, tom lane

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