Re: contrib and licensing

From: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>
To: pgsql(at)mohawksoft(dot)com
Cc: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org, scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com, tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: contrib and licensing
Date: 2003-04-03 15:53:58
Message-ID: 3E8C5916.8FAE47A6@Yahoo.com
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pgsql(at)mohawksoft(dot)com wrote:
> The issue is:
> Is the requirement of an LGPL library that is more than likely not already
> on your system a disqualification for a contrib function?

Yes.

Because the requirement of something that is more likely not found on
"usual" installations TOGETHER WITH that it cannot be included per se in
a (not necessarily our) PostgreSQL distribution IMNSVHO disqualifies
from being added to the official PostgreSQL release.

As Tom pointed out, we aren't there yet with the cleanup. But we
certainly don't want to add more candidates of that category to contrib.

Everything that falls out of contrib can be added to gborg.

Jan

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