Re: Berkeley DB license

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Mike Mascari <mascarm(at)mascari(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Berkeley DB license
Date: 2000-05-17 03:13:05
Message-ID: 200005170313.XAA29901@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Just curious,
>
> But is he *allowed* to view the code? I realize its pseudo-Open
> Source, but to my understanding one cannot even look at GPL code
> without fear of "infecting" whatever project you may be working
> on. If Vadim looks a the code, decides "Nah, I can do this in two
> weeks time" and then the overwrite system appears in 7.2 aren't
> there issues there?

I have never heard that of GNU code, and I assume it is not true.

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