Re: License question

Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> >Shachar Shemesh <psql@shemesh.biz> writes:
> >  
> >
> >>In particular, the front page claims that PostgreSQL is under the BSD 
> >>license. The problem is that there are two.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >We use the one shown in the COPYRIGHT file in the top directory of the
> >source tree, which is also available for your reading pleasure by
> >clicking on the "license" link on that same front page.
> >
> >            regards, tom lane
> >  
> >
> Ok, let me explain the issue in a finer point.
> 
> The license given in the web link you mention seems to mandate all 
> related work to be under the same license, which is nowhere near what 
> BSD means. In particular, this puts some doubt on whether I can use the 
> code in an LGPL project.

Where do you see that?  No one else has seen that requirement before,
and such a requirement doesn't exist.

> Can anyone shed more light on this point for me? Am I misreading 
> something? If it is possible to put code into an LGPL project, what is 
> the requirement?

None.  Just don't sue us.

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