Re: User locks code

> > > If the licence becomes a problem I can easily change it,
> > > but I prefer the GPL if possible.
> > 
> > We just wanted to make sure the backend changes were not
> > under the GPL.
> 
> No, Bruce - backend part of code is useless without interface
> functions and I wonder doesn't GPL-ed interface implementation
> prevent using of user-locks in *commercial* applications.
> For example, one could use user-locks for processing incoming
> orders by multiple operators:
> select * from orders where user_lock(orders.oid) = 1 LIMIT 1
> - so each operator would lock one order for processing and
> operators wouldn't block each other. So, could such
> application be commercial with current licence of
> user_lock()? (Sorry, I'm not licence guru.)

I assume any code that uses contrib/userlock has to be GPL'ed, meaning
it can be used for commercial purposes but can't be sold as binary-only,
and actually can't be sold for much because you have to make the code
available for near-zero cost.

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