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Old 04-12-2008, 05:24 AM
Tom Lane
 
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Default Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: sslinfo contrib module -

Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> Also, the code is released under BSD license, so why is it important if
> it says "Copyright Foo, Inc" or something else?


Because every so often we get pestered by lawyers who get worried when
there's a collection of random different copyright notices in the code.

Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with "Copyright Foo Inc"
as long as there's also a statement "Released under the PostgreSQL
license" or equivalent. The problem here was that with neither that nor
a "copyright assignment", there is no clear intent to make the code
available under our license terms.

regards, tom lane

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