Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Michael Banck <mbanck(at)debian(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage
Date: 2011-02-17 03:12:13
Message-ID: 201102170312.p1H3CDQ06535@momjian.us
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 20:53 -0500, Stephen Frost wrote:
> > * Tom Lane (tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us) wrote:
> > > In particular, getting rid of use of OpenSSL would not be sufficient
> > > to satisfy the most rabid GPL partisans that we were in compliance.
> >
> > I've never heard anyone argue that position, don't believe anyone would,
> > and certainly don't agree with it.
>
> Yeah I am not sure I can buy Tom's argument here. The GPL is fairly
> clear and is compatible with the BSD/Postgres license.

Compatible if you want the result to be GPL, yes. I hardly see that as
desirable. I am unclear what is being said above.

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