Re: UUIDs using e2fs library on Linux in 8.4

From: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
To: David Lee Lambert <davidl(at)lmert(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: UUIDs using e2fs library on Linux in 8.4
Date: 2009-02-08 04:44:36
Message-ID: 20090208044436.GF14740@fetter.org
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On Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 10:44:48PM -0500, David Lee Lambert wrote:
> In the same spirit as the FreeBSD-native UUID generator that was
> discussed here a couple months ago, I was able to link Postgres 8.4
> against the UUID generator embedded in the Linux ext2fs toolchain.
> My code is posted at
>
> http://www.lmert.com/download/pguuid-for-8.4.tar.gz
>
> Unlike on FreeBSD, there isn't a link-conflict issue that requires
> this; it's just Another Way To Do It.

There's a license conflict issue with that patch, namely that you've
used the GPL, which means we can't ship it. Is that license from
something else, or would you consider re-licensing it under
BSDL-compatible terms?

Cheers,
David.
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