On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 11:33, Lamar Owen wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 September 2004 00:38, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and
> > distribution -- without licensing fees -- for commercial and
> > non-commercial applications.
>
> > (Might have to lose or replace the dashes.)
>
> The sentence flows fine without the dashes. I would add a 'both' between
> 'for' and 'commercial' though. If one wants to get really specific add an
> 'any' prior to 'licensing fees' in that clause. The 'any' might be overkill,
> though.
>
> Rewritten:
> "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and
> distribution without any licensing fees for both commercial and
> non-commercial applications."
>
> Or:
> "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and
> distribution without licensing fees of any kind for either commercial or
> non-commercial applications."
>
> I tend to like the either....or construct there.
one more tweak?
"PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows for use and
distribution without licensing fees of any kind in either commercial or
non-commercial applications."
Robert Treat
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