Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job

Adam Lang wrote:
> (Actually, under GPL, any modifications of the code have to be free also,
> correct?, so it can't really be proprietised unless they make an add-on that
> is private... but then postgres can be run and compiled without it).

PostgreSQL is not under the GPL.  PostgreSQL has (and always had) a BSD
license -- which means there is no license restriction on
'proprietizing' PostgreSQL code.

> But, as many others have said, the core team seems to have a good hold on
> reality and their ethics, so it probably won't come to an issue. :)

This is the real safeguard.

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Lamar Owen
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