Re: PostGIS spatial extensions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dave Blasby <dblasby(at)refractions(dot)net>
Cc: Paul Ramsey <pramsey(at)refractions(dot)net>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostGIS spatial extensions
Date: 2001-08-13 23:13:29
Message-ID: 13750.997744409@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dave Blasby <dblasby(at)refractions(dot)net> writes:
> [snip] Vivid Solutions (cf.
> http://www.vividsolutions.com/jts/jtshome.htm) will be releasing it
> under the LGPL.
> [snip]
> This leaves the option for creating a semi-compliant OpenGIS core inside
> PostgreSQL and having a LGPL add-on for the complex spatial operations
> (making a fully compliant implementation).

Um, the tarfile that Paul sent us contained the GPL license, not LGPL.
There's a pretty substantial difference. Please clarify exactly which
license you intend to use.

regards, tom lane

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