Re: The future of built-in geometric data types

From: Daniel Martini <dmartini(at)uni-hohenheim(dot)de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, David Garamond <lists(at)zara(dot)6(dot)isreserved(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The future of built-in geometric data types
Date: 2004-09-02 14:33:41
Message-ID: 1094135621.41372f45a0b39@webmail.uni-hohenheim.de
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Citing Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>:
> David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> > On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 11:52:05PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> David Garamond <lists(at)zara(dot)6(dot)isreserved(dot)com> writes:
> >>> I'm pretty clueless in regard to the PostGIS situation. Will it be
> >>> integrated with PostgreSQL in the future?
> >>
> >> No. Wrong license.
>
> > If the license were changed to be BSD compatible, are there other
> > barriers to adoption?
>
> Not sure, but the question is moot. We've already asked the PostGIS
> guys to consider a license change, and they've declined.
>
> regards, tom lane

What if a lot of people asked?
(I would be one of them).

Regards,
Daniel

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