| From: | Dave Cramer <pg(at)fastcrypt(dot)com> |
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| To: | John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> |
| Cc: | "Francisco Figueiredo Jr(dot)" <fxjrlists(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)br>, "pgsql-jdbc(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-jdbc(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Issues regarding code license of ported code. |
| Date: | 2004-09-18 23:26:35 |
| Message-ID: | 1095549995.1544.520.camel@localhost.localdomain |
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I'd also like to understand the use of the LPGL license on a postgresql
interface?
I'd go further than saying businesses are ambivalent about GPL, and or
LPGL; in my experience business's prefer the freebsd license.
Dave
On Sat, 2004-09-18 at 18:08, John R Pierce wrote:
> > Keep saying Npgsql is licensed as LGPL as the new ported code will be
> > licensed under LGPL.
>
> the PostgreSQL project uses the BSD license. Why is Npgsql using LGPL ?
>
> .NET likely appeals primarily to business developers... Many businesses are
> ambivalent about GPL.
>
>
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