pgsql@mohawksoft.com wrote:
> >> Let's just make sure we keep records of the generic sources of where we
> >> find things. I get *really* scared when I see sentences like "I assume
> >> we
> >> can just look at the source and write our own version bypassing any
> >> license." That is categorically a false asumption and will create an
> >> arguably derived product. The last thing we want is Oracle or Microsoft
> >> trying to pull an SCO on Postgresql.
> >
> > Usually we look at the source, find out how they do it, then find the
> > docs for the underlying functions, and use that.
>
> This makes me worried. That's the way we *used* to do things, but the
> sleazy IP lawyers are looking for anything with which they can create the
> impression of impropriety. The open source and free projects are ground
> zero for this crap.
>
> We *really* need to be careful.
I assumed this tool was GPL and we just needed to avoid the GPL issue.
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