> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > Sounds like you've already decided to treat Great Bridge as a completely
> > untrustworthy source of advice
>
> Not at all. Sorry if I came across that way. I think they sound like a
> very good partner indeed.
>
> > But as for the timing, please bear in mind that
> > this is not a new topic for the Postgres community --- we've discussed
> > license and copyright issues before, and the discussions have always
> > petered out inconclusively, partly for lack of any hard legal advice.
>
> I'm sure licensing issues have been and will continue to be discussed ad
> infinitum. I'm not pretentious enought to think that this particular
> discussion will yield any brilliant new insight into the matter. But
> the issue has immediate relevance to the PostgreSQL community. I think
> anyone who has any concerns about the matter should speak now or forever
> hold their peace.
>
> My own motivations are purely selfish. I've begun to invest a
> significant amount of my time into learning PostgreSQL, and to applying
> it to the work I do. I believe the PostgreSQL team has the best of
> intentions. Likewise for Great Plains. But what if... Whatever
> happens next will affect a lot of people. It's important. I don't
> think it's a waste of bandwidth at all to discuss these issues, because
> people may literally plan significant portions of their lives according
> to how they are resolved.
I have been surprised at the lack of discussion about the entire issue,
so we certainly welcome any discussions.
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