Re: Issues regarding code license of ported code.

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:24:00 -0300 "Francisco Figueiredo Jr." <fxjrlists@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> So, the copyright is not from a single person which means I can't
> contact the person who did it. There is no sign of who is the author too.

> Do you know who may be the author?

well, the copyright is held by the "PostgreSQL Global Development
Group", which is an uncorporated association. i'd say that you should
treat this as meaning the PostgreSQL core team.

> Also, do you know what would be other care I should take when
> integrating the code? I mean, do I have to distribute the BSD license?
> Do I have to add a note about the use of BSD derivative work?

> I read the BSD license and I could see it is very simple and easy to
> use, but I just want to be sure if I'm not missing anything.

the BSD license is what it is, and says what it says. it's about the
simplest license out there, and i wouldn't worry about any tricks.
you will need to distribute the license and specify somewhere that
BSD licensed code copyrighted by the postgresql global development
group is included. there are various examples of how to do this scattered
about the net.

people do what they will do with licensing, but as a general rule,
i recommend that adjuncts to BSD licensed projects should stick
with a BSD style license, and adjuncts to a GPL/LGPL style project
should stick with that type of license. otherwise, you end up in
confusing situations like the one you're facing.

richard
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