| From: | Matthew Kirkwood <matthew(at)hairy(dot)beasts(dot)org> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Brent Verner <brent(at)rcfile(dot)org>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL |
| Date: | 2002-01-21 10:39:46 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.33.0201211021200.18772-100000@sphinx.mythic-beasts.com |
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
> many PostgreSQL developers feel the GPL contains restrictions that
> would limit the ability of commercial entities to contribute or
> continue contributing to the codebase, and question the need for such
This could easily be interpreted as flamebait. It doesn't
limit contribution at all. What's wrong with:
The GPL contains restrictions which we do not
wish to impose upon our users and developers.
Why just "commercial entities"?
Matthew.
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