Re: UUIDs using e2fs library on Linux in 8.4

On Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 10:44:48PM -0500, David Lee Lambert wrote:
> In the same spirit as the FreeBSD-native UUID generator that was
> discussed here a couple months ago,  I was able to link Postgres 8.4
> against the UUID generator embedded in the Linux ext2fs toolchain.
> My code is posted at
> 
> http://www.lmert.com/download/pguuid-for-8.4.tar.gz
> 
> Unlike on FreeBSD,  there isn't a link-conflict issue that requires
> this;  it's just Another Way To Do It.

There's a license conflict issue with that patch, namely that you've
used the GPL, which means we can't ship it.  Is that license from
something else, or would you consider re-licensing it under
BSDL-compatible terms?

Cheers,
David.
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