Re: [HACKERS] Readline use in trouble?

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jan Wieck <wieck(at)debis(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Readline use in trouble?
Date: 1999-10-19 21:32:36
Message-ID: 199910192132.RAA14166@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > Removal of readline would certainly affect psql users.
>
> Now the time has come that the FSF has grown that big that
> they try to redefine the meaning of "Free". Next they claim
> "Free" is their trademark :-(
>
> I think readline isn't our biggest problem. What about if
> they notice that our parser can only be compiled when using
> bison, and that we ship the generated output for the case
> someone doesn't has bison installed?
>

I always thought that was OK because we distribute full source code,
right?

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