Re: ISBN/ISSN/ISMN/EAN13 module

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> I'm reviewing this for addition to contrib/ now.  I notice that there is
> >> no clear license statement.  Is it OK to put the following into the
> >> README file?
> 
> >> This module is released under the same BSD license as the rest of PostgreSQL.
> 
> > Do we want to go down this road for all submissions?  I think saying
> > nothing is best.
> 
> The alternative is to ask him to remove his personal copyright notice
> and put "Copyright PostgreSQL Global Development Group" instead.  I
> don't really care which, but without one or the other it's not clear
> that he is giving permission for redistribution.

Agreed.
> 
> As for "all submissions", I'm only concerned about the ones that come
> plastered with copyright notices.

Oh, I didn't see one in there.  Oh, I see it now in isn.c:
   * Copyright (c) 2004-2006, Germ<E1>n M<E9>ndez Bravo (Kronuz)

And when you said "I notice that there is no clear license statement", I
thought you meant no license at all.

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