Re: [Fwd: Re: PG functions in Java: maybe use gcj?]

Barry Lind <blind(at)xythos(dot)com> forwards:
> If we had to supply gcj along with PostgreSQL in order for PostgreSQL to
> work, I guess that would mean gcj was incorporated in PostgreSQL - that
> would mean PostgreSQL would become subject to GPL protection.

Depends on how you define "work". pljava wouldn't work without a
compiler, clearly, but is that Postgres? I don't think so; any more
than I consider Perl, Tcl, or Python to be part of Postgres.

One way to make the separation even clearer is to distribute pljava as
a separate project under a GPL or LGPL license. However, that would be
moderately annoying from a maintenance point of view, so I'd prefer not
to.

regards, tom lane