Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job

From: Alex Pilosov <alex(at)pilosoft(dot)com>
To: Gunnar R|nning <gunnar(at)candleweb(dot)no>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job
Date: 2000-10-13 02:25:34
Message-ID: Pine.BSO.4.10.10010122224030.19791-100000@spider.pilosoft.com
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On 13 Oct 2000, Gunnar R|nning wrote:

> "Adam Lang" <aalang(at)rutgersinsurance(dot)com> writes:
>
> > May bad... sometimes it is too easy assuming everything open source is GPL.
> >
>
> > > > correct?, so it can't really be proprietised unless they make an add-on
>
> Of course both lincenses can be the basis of propriatery efforts(GPL and
> Apache(BSD style licenses). My company used to prefere investing in GPL SW
> because of the lack of the adv. clause.
This is sort of a red herring. BSD style is just that, BSD style. _most_
BSD-style licenses (and _the_ BSD license of Regents of UC) removed the
'obnoxious advertising' clause.

There are other reasons to prefer BSD-style over GPL, but this isn't one.

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