RE: PostgreSQL & the BSD License - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Robert D. Nelson
Subject RE: PostgreSQL & the BSD License
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Msg-id 396995D4@rba6.rbapro.com
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In response to PostgreSQL & the BSD License  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
Responses RE: PostgreSQL & the BSD License
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>FWIW, this is the information I got in answer to the question "given that
>the source is
>already under the BSD, is it even possible to change it, however slight
>those changes might be?"
>
>Answer: "Only in respect of those who agree to the change - that is why

Stupid question time: BSD allows forking of the code base, perhaps to
proprietary. If going proprietary, I would imagine you could change the
license. So why can't we have a "license fork"?


Rob Nelson
rdnelson@co.centre.pa.us


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