RE: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL & the BSD License

[The Hermit Hacker]

On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Robert D. Nelson wrote:

> >I'll ask, but I think he'll say that the license applies to the source; if
> >a commercial fork was made, then they are free to hide the source. But if
> >they ever release the source, then it has to go under the BSD again.
> 
> What I was asking was, if someone forks the code base, aren't they allowed 
> to change their license? It would only make sense that they distinguish 
> themselves as the developers of the new code fork, right?

no they can't ... they can add to the current license, but they can't
remove it ...