> Mark Woodward wrote:
>> I would say that "The PostgreSQL Global Development Group" or its
>> representatives (I'm assuming Tom, Bruce, and/or Marc Fournier) just
>> has to give something written, that says Christopher Kings-Lynne of
>> "your address, city, country, etc" has the right to re-license or
>> distribute under the PHP license the PostgreSQL documentation to the
>> PHP group for the purpose of documenting the PostgreSQL object
>> relational system, etc. etc.
>
> The license of the PostgreSQL documentation does not give the right to
> relicense it nor does it give "representatives" the right to give
> someone permission to relicense it. The only right you have is to use
> it under the terms spelled out in the license.
This not about the "license" per se'. This is about the legal rights of
the copyright holder. The documentation claims:
PostgreSQL 8.0.1 Documentation
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Copyright © 1996-2005 The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
As the copyright owner, "The PostgreSQL Global Development Group," has the
right to license the documentation any way they see fit. For PHP to
sub-license the documentation, it legally has to be transfered in writing.
Verbal agreements are not valid.