Re: Re: hang on (was: New Book: PostgreSQL: The Elephant Never Forgets)

On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Vince Vielhaber wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > We had offered communication to Great Bridge without much reply. Our
> > intention was to include the downloadable version of the software and
> > possibly some other things if Great Bridge agrees.
>
> I guess that's what's confusing.  Why does GB have to agree to let you
> distribute software that's from the PostgreSQL Global Development Group?

Definitely a very very good point ... Joshua, you are free to include
*any* version of PgSQL with your book ... nobody needs to get permission
from anyone to do so, never have needed, never will need ... its open
source software ...

 > > Vince.
>
>
>
> >
> > Joshua Drake
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Ned Lilly wrote:
> >
> > > This is news to me, and does not represent any action taken by Great
> > > Bridge.  We'll be talking with Joshua Drake directly, then report back
> > > to the list.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Joshua Drake wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Open Docs Publishing has announced today that they plan to release their
> > > >> sixth book entitled "Learning PostgreSQL: The Elephant Never Forgets" by
> > > >> the first week of June. This title will include PostgreSQL Great Bridge
> > > >> version 7.1 (The Linux World Editors winner for Best Database in 2000).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > WTFI "PostgreSQL Great Bridge version 7.1" ?????   Is GB putting out
> > > > their own releases now?   Ned?  Bruce?
> > > >
> > > > Vince.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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