Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-25 Thread Andreas Scherbaum
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Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-23 Thread Bruce Momjian
Andreas Scherbaum wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > > > Andreas Scherbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On the other hand, i copied some parts from contrib/noupdate (there'e no > > > licence in the readme) and now i think, this is contributed under BSD > > > licence. > > > I'm sure or i'm wrong? I

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-19 Thread Tom Lane
Curt Sampson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Note also that one of the big problems we experienced was with clause > three of BSD-style licenses (the attribution clause). Fortunately, Berkeley had already stopped using the advertising clause when they tossed Postgres over the fence. Our version do

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-19 Thread Andreas Scherbaum
Tom Lane wrote: > > Andreas Scherbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On the other hand, i copied some parts from contrib/noupdate (there'e no > > licence in the readme) and now i think, this is contributed under BSD > > licence. > > I'm sure or i'm wrong? I think, i have to change the licence. >

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-19 Thread Curt Sampson
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Alexandre Dulaunoy wrote: > Yes, I have read the faq. The 1.2 is not responding why the modified > Berkeley-style BSD license was choosen. There is only a respond :"because > is like that..." You would have to ask the Regents of the University of California at Berkeley, not

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Tom Lane
Andreas Scherbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On the other hand, i copied some parts from contrib/noupdate (there'e no > licence in the readme) and now i think, this is contributed under BSD > licence. > I'm sure or i'm wrong? I think, i have to change the licence. > Who is the author of the nou

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Andreas Scherbaum
Tom Lane wrote: > > Andreas Scherbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Justin Clift wrote: > >> Did we reach an opinion as to whether we'll include GPL'd code? > >> > >> My vote is to not include this code, as it just muddies the water with > >> PostgreSQL being BSD based. > > > Hmm, there's enou

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Thomas Lockhart
... > Thanks a lot for the excellent software. My personal view is that one might consider using the same BSD license as PostgreSQL itself as a gesture of appreciation for the software you are using. Contribute or not, it is your choice. But if you are benefiting from the software (and lots of fo

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Christopher Browne
Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw when [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexandre Dulaunoy) would write: > On 18 Apr 2002, Doug McNaught wrote: > >> Alexandre Dulaunoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > first comment : >> > >> > * a special directory with ./contrib/gpl ? >> >> Doesn't really change anythi

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Alexandre Dulaunoy
first comment : * a special directory with ./contrib/gpl ? second comment : * I don't really understand your position regarding the GNU General Public License. The GPL is offering multiple advantages for a big project and software like PostgreSQL. For example : * Contribution

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Tom Lane
Alexandre Dulaunoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * I don't really understand your position regarding the GNU General Public > License. The GPL is offering multiple advantages for a big project and > software like PostgreSQL. Every month or two a newbie pops up and asks us why Postgres isn't

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Bruce Momjian
Alexandre Dulaunoy wrote: > > Not open for discussion. See the FAQ. > > I love that type of respond ;-) > > Yes, I have read the faq. The 1.2 is not responding why the modified > Berkeley-style BSD license was choosen. There is only a respond :"because > is like that..." > > I have also re

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Alexandre Dulaunoy
On 18 Apr 2002, Doug McNaught wrote: > Alexandre Dulaunoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > first comment : > > > > * a special directory with ./contrib/gpl ? > > Doesn't really change anything. > > > second comment : > > > > * I don't really understand your position regarding the GNU Gener

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Bruce Momjian
Justin Clift wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > Did we reach an opinion as to whether we'll include GPL'd code? > > My vote is to not include this code, as it just muddies the water with > PostgreSQL being BSD based. Yes, our current policy is to add GPL to /contrib only when we have little choice and the

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Doug McNaught
Alexandre Dulaunoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > first comment : > > * a special directory with ./contrib/gpl ? Doesn't really change anything. > second comment : > > * I don't really understand your position regarding the GNU General Public > License. The GPL is offering multiple advanta

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Alexandre Dulaunoy
first comment : * a special directory with ./contrib/gpl ? second comment : * I don't really understand your position regarding the GNU General Public License. The GPL is offering multiple advantages for a big project and software like PostgreSQL. For example : * Contribution b

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Tom Lane
Andreas Scherbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Justin Clift wrote: >> Did we reach an opinion as to whether we'll include GPL'd code? >> >> My vote is to not include this code, as it just muddies the water with >> PostgreSQL being BSD based. > Hmm, there's enough GPL'ed stuff in contrib/ ;-) I

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Andreas Scherbaum
Justin Clift wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > > Did we reach an opinion as to whether we'll include GPL'd code? > > My vote is to not include this code, as it just muddies the water with > PostgreSQL being BSD based. > > :-) > Hmm, there's enough GPL'ed stuff in contrib/ ;-) --

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Justin Clift
Hi Bruce, Did we reach an opinion as to whether we'll include GPL'd code? My vote is to not include this code, as it just muddies the water with PostgreSQL being BSD based. :-) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift Andreas Scherbaum wrote: > > Justin Clift wrote: > > > > Hi Bruce, > > > > H

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-18 Thread Andreas Scherbaum
Justin Clift wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > > Haven't looked at the code, but there's no license with it. > > Andreas, are you cool with having the same License as PostgreSQL for it > (BSD license)? > > :-) > > Regards and best wishes, > > Justin Clift > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > Can someone c

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-17 Thread Justin Clift
Hi Bruce, Haven't looked at the code, but there's no license with it. Andreas, are you cool with having the same License as PostgreSQL for it (BSD license)? :-) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Can someone comment on this? I can't decide. > > ---

Re: [HACKERS] new food for the contrib/ directory

2002-04-17 Thread Bruce Momjian
Can someone comment on this? I can't decide. --- Andreas Scherbaum wrote: > > Hello, > > i have written a module for logging changes on a table (without knowing > the exact column names). > Dont know where to put it, but