Re: [CORE] GPL Source and Copyright Questions

Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 11:37:08AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>>>> item #3: Carsten Wolff copyright in informix.c file
>>> The file informix.c contains a copyright from Carsten Wolff. Did Carsten
>>> directly contribute this file to the PostgreSQL project?
>>
>> This code was added by Michael Meskes in informix.c rev 1.6
>> (2003-05-06). Michael, any info on the exact copyright status?

> Yes. In fact the copyright belongs to credativ GmbH the company that
> paid Carsten for his work. As you may or may not know I'm the CEO of
> that company and can assure you that his work was contributed to the
> PostgreSQL project.

That sounds fine --- could you add a note in the source code to this
effect? "Contributed under the PostgreSQL License" or something like
that after the copyright notice would be sufficient.

regards, tom lane