Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL Licence: GNU/GPL

I think, and Vince can correct me if I'm wrong, but Vince is pointing out
the whole 'Many of the Developers' thing ... if we are (or at least appear
to be) unanimous in this, then there is nothing to discuss ... if "Many of
the developers' are uncomfortable, then obviously there are ones out there
that aren't, and that is where the whole "confrontation" I think arises
...

Why does this discussion get started over and over again?  Because one
person brings it up, and those in favor of GPL generally pop up
thereafter, and it just goes around ...

if we get rid of 'the Many' part, then you are saying "thi sis the way it
is, this is the way it stays, no discussion" ...

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > It's really noone's business why any of us dislike it.  My reasons may
> > or may not be different than yours which may/may not be different from
> > Marc's, and so on.  Why try to summarize everyone's feelings when it's
> > unnecessary.  My statement never said that we just don't like it, it
> > was clear that many of the developers were uncomfortable with its
> > restrictions.  Break it down.  What are "many of the developers"
> > uncomfortable with?  The GPL's restrictions.  What's not clear about
> > that?  It didn't say "many of the developers just don't like it", that
> > would border on confrontational.  You're not going to change the minds
> > of those that favor GPL just as you're not going to change the minds
> > of those that prefer BSD.
>
> Isn't it the restrictions on proprietary use that we dislike?  Seems we
> should say that in there.
>
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