Re: PostgreSQL License

From: Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL License
Date: 2004-02-17 22:06:01
Message-ID: 608yj17452.fsf@dev6.int.libertyrms.info
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JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com (Jan Wieck) writes:
>>> P.S. For example MySQL Databse have the commercial license for that.
>
> P.P.S. BSE is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as Mad Cow
> Disease. Even if MySQL has a few features that might be described this
> way, we do not appreciate this sort of MySQL-bashing on our
> mailinglists, okay?

Indeed. Association of MySQL(tm) with BSE is the sort of thing that
the owners of the trademark would doubtless consider to fall into the
set of things that are detrimental, harmful, and damaging.

"The use must not be detrimental, i.e., harmful or damaging, to the
value of any of the MySQL Marks, or to MySQL AB, its brand
integrity, reputation or goodwill"

Remmber also that...

"When using any MySQL AB Mark, you should use the "tm" symbol. This
symbol provides notice to third parties of MySQL AB's rights in its
Marks."

Furthermore, there is a requirement beyond that... The following
attribution statement must be used in all material referencing the
MySQL AB Marks:

"[Insert the MySQL Marks that appears in that particular piece] is a
registered trademark of MySQL AB in the United States, the European
Union and other countries."

Lest they should decide to sue me for improper attribution, I'll make
sure I attribute things properly. (And I rather think that everyone
else that discusses it should be expected to attribute it properly...
If that seems annoying and anal-retentive, well, yes, I'm trying to
make it annoying...)

MySQL is a registered trademark of MySQL AB in the United States, the
European Union and other countries.
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