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04-18-2008, 09:37 AM
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 Re: [HACKERS] Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > I have added this to the developer's FAQ to clarify the situtation of > > posting a patch: > > > > <li>PostgreSQL is licensed under a BSD license. By posting a patch > > to the public PostgreSQL mailling lists, you are giving the PostgreSQL > > Global Development Group the non-revokable right to distribute your > > patch under the BSD license. If you use code that is available under > > some other license that is BSD compatible (eg. public domain), please > > note that in your email submission.</li> > > > We should add this to the mailing list signup pages and the welcome > pages to the lists. Yep, good idea. Marc? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Joshua D. Drake > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes: > >>> Neil Conway wrote: > >>>> For the case in question, sure, requiring some clarification from FJ > >>>> would be reasonable. But more broadly, my point is that I think you're > >>>> fooling yourself if you think that requiring a disclaimer or explicit > >>>> transfer of copyright for this *one* particular patch is likely to make > >>>> any material difference to the overall copyright status of the code > >>>> base. > >>> Yes, I do. If there is an explicit claim, like an email footer or a > >>> copyright in the code, we do try to nail that down. > >> AFAICT, the footer in question tries to make it illegal for us even to > >> have the message in our mail archives. If I were running the PG lists, > >> I would install filters that automatically reject mails containing such > >> notices, with a message like "Your corporate lawyers do not deserve to > >> have access to the internet. Go away until you've acquired a clue." > >> > >> I fully support Bruce's demand that patches be submitted with no such > >> idiocy attached. > >> > >> regards, tom lane > > > > > -- > > === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === > Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 > Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 > http://www.commandprompt.com/ > > Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend      |
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04-18-2008, 09:37 AM
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| Re: [HACKERS] Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> We should add this to the mailing list signup pages and the welcome >> pages to the lists. > Yep, good idea. Marc? For -patches and -hackers, I agree. It seems a bit legalistic and off-putting for the general lists, though. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq |
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04-18-2008, 09:40 AM
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| Re: [HACKERS] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Am playing with this now ... sorry for delay ... - --On Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:58:04 -0500 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes: >> Joshua D. Drake wrote: >>> We should add this to the mailing list signup pages and the welcome >>> pages to the lists. > >> Yep, good idea. Marc? > > For -patches and -hackers, I agree. It seems a bit legalistic and > off-putting for the general lists, though. > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster - ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFF7NK+4QvfyHIvDvMRAgmcAJ9SFJPqi1awtlsSPHYMsk H0qEXSdACfblCC qODCB1vxRHBNwKj95pIOun4= =Asm5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend |
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