Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Brent Verner <brent(at)rcfile(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL
Date: 2002-01-21 17:23:37
Message-ID: 9915.1011633817@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> As a PostgreSQL developer, I don't agree with the statement you made for
> another reason: It implies that there is something better about the GPL
> and we have to justify ourselves for not using it. We don't.

Quite true. I like the last few variants Bruce has proposed, along the
lines of "We like the BSD license and see no reason to change."

regards, tom lane

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