Re: RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL

From: "Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>
To: "Renney Thomas" <renneyt(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-08-08 12:07:01
Message-ID: 303E00EBDD07B943924382E153890E5434A9BD@cuthbert.rcsinc.local
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-----Original Message-----
From: Renney Thomas [mailto:renneyt(at)yahoo(dot)com]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:43 PM
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL

>What are the legal implications of copying Oracle's own PL/SQL
>procedures code and porting them to PgSQL as you suggested?

INAL, but I would read carefully over the Oracle license agreement and
redistribution allowances before doing this, especially if the database
is installed in a commercial environment. With all the legal activity
around open source lately, it seems dangerous (probably harmless in a
test/development environment though).

Merlin

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