On Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 07:17:00PM +0100, Dave Page wrote: > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 6:46 PM, David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 08:32:03PM +0100, Dave Page wrote: > >> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > >> > I think you had better plan on incorporating GNU readline into > >> > installer builds for Lion. > >> > >> Unfortunately the licence makes that a non-starter. > > > > What is it about a GPLed psql client that is a non-starter for the > > installer? I'm not a fan of the GPL, but in this case, the > > effects of linking it in are quite limited in scope, i.e. they > > pertain to exactly one binary. > > The scope or number of files is irrelevant. Having just a single > GPL'd file in those installers makes it impossible for ISVs to > bundle them with their products, unless they open source them under > a GPL compatible licence.
I know of no one, not even the wackiest AGPL loony-tune, who claims that the GPL is infectious to the degree you're describing. Are you *sure* the reason you state is the actual reason? Cheers, David. -- David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter Skype: davidfetter XMPP: david.fet...@gmail.com iCal: webcal://www.tripit.com/feed/ical/people/david74/tripit.ics Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
