From: | Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de> |
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To: | Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: GPL code issue? |
Date: | 2003-09-30 16:01:28 |
Message-ID: | 3F79A8D8.3020607@pse-consulting.de |
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Dave Page wrote:
>Hi,
>
>In src/backend/parser/parse.h there is a copyright that reads as below.
>Note the bottom section that says that the GPL is only excepted for
>files generated by Bison *from* this file. This implies to me that this
>file is GPL'd, and therefore shouldn't be in the tarball (or pgAdmin
>where Andreas wants to use it) - or have I missed something?
>
>
>/* As a special exception, when this file is copied by Bison into a
> Bison output file, you may use that output file without restriction.
> This special exception was added by the Free Software Foundation
> in version 1.24 of Bison. */
>
>
IMHO, parse.h and gram.c *are* bison output files, so the term 'this
file' is misleading.
Regards,
Andreas
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