| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com |
| Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: Release, 3rd draft |
| Date: | 2005-10-03 20:09:30 |
| Message-ID: | 43418FFA.5080309@commandprompt.com |
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>
>>On the BSD/GPL horse, what about...
>>
>>PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which unlike GPL licensed
>>software, allows use and distribution without fees for both commercial
>>and non-commercial applications.
>
>
> I am *NOT* picking a fight with the FSF. Also, many people (myself
> included) do not agree with MySQL's draconian interpretation of the GPL.
>
> This would get us headlines, all right, but the wrong kind.
I agree with that as well. The GPL does not prohibit commercial
distribution. It does prohibity proprietary/closed source distribution.
Commercial: Of or relationg to commerce.
The GPL does not prevent that in any way. I have actually had our
attorney review the MySQL terms, and he says there a crock.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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