Re: License blurb (was: Release, 3rd draft)

Jim,

> Many open-source licenses place serious restrictions on commercial use
> of software. These licenses are often "viral" in nature, requiring that
> any software built using the licensed software must use the same
> open-source license. This means any product built using that open-source
> software must be made open-source itself. PostgreSQL uses the <a
> href='..'>BSD license</a>, which only requires that the licensed source
> code maintain it's copywrite and licensing information. Other than
> that, you are free to do whatever you want with the code, including
> re-distribute it commercially.

Too negative.   We want to emphasize the positives of *our* license while not
criticizing other people's.

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco