| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL |
| Date: | 2002-01-22 15:38:43 |
| Message-ID: | 15056.1011713923@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org> writes:
> 1) Q: Why does PostgreSQL have a BSD license?
> A: PostgreSQL was developed at Berkeley and open-sourced under the
> BSD license. That license has served us well over many years.
> 2) Q: Why does PostgreSQL not have a GPL license?
> A: See (1)
Not bad, but I'd add one more sentence:
2) Q: Why does PostgreSQL not have a GPL license?
A: See (1). It would be very difficult to change licenses,
and we see no need to.
regards, tom lane
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