Re: [GENERAL] Pricing

> On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, [EUC-KR] Jeong Jae Ick:Á¤ÀçÀÍ: wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Glenn Sullivan wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am sure this is not the best place to ask this, but I cannot
> > > seem to figure out where else to ask.  I am looking into PostgreSQL
> > > for use in a commerical package.  Is there a charge for using
> > > PostgreSQL this way, and if so, how much does it cost?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Glenn
> > >
> >
> > PostgreSQL was built under the GPL.
>
>         Wash your mouth out with soap, then use steel wool...PostgreSQL
> was *never* built under the GPL and never will be.  Blasphemer!!

  Pardon this ignorant soul, but why so much GNU bashing?  I understand
that PostgreSQL choose a different licensing method, and that it is a good
one, but GNU's not really that bad.  I mean how many times do you think the
PostgreSQL source has been compiled by GNU compilers?

...james