Re: proposed improvements to PostgreSQL license

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Ron Peterson <rpeterson(at)yellowbank(dot)com>
Cc: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>, Chris Bitmead <chrisb(at)nimrod(dot)itg(dot)telstra(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: proposed improvements to PostgreSQL license
Date: 2000-07-06 18:03:28
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.21.0007061452330.975-100000@thelab.hub.org
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On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Ron Peterson wrote:

> By the way, I hope I'm not coming across as saying "thanks for all
> your hard work, now go eat peanuts." I have great appreciation for
> what PostgreSQL has become, and for the developers who have made it
> so. That is why I keep at this tired argument. I would like to know
> that this project will continue in a manner that benefits the little
> people, not just big corporate commercial interests.

There are enough of us here who are commit'd to Open Source in general,
and PostgreSQL specifically, that that won't happen.

> Great Bridge has announced their intention to sell both products and
> services. What are the products?
>
> I'm going to bow out of this discussion. (applause!) Sorry if it
> sounds old and tired to the veterans among us. I'm a little green in
> the gills and I appreciate your sufferance.
>
> ________________________
> Ron Peterson
> rpeterson(at)yellowbank(dot)com
>

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