[ANNOUNCE] Re: [GENERAL] Re: [HACKERS] proposed improvements to PostgreSQL license

2000-07-04 Thread Tom Lane
Thomas Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Postgres is starting to become a visible thing, and is going to be used by people who don't know much about the free software movement. And *I'm* within reach of the American court system, and *you* can contribute code which could make me a target for

[ANNOUNCE] Re: [GENERAL] Re: [HACKERS] proposed improvements to PostgreSQL license

2000-07-04 Thread Philip Warner
At 03:23 4/07/00 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: IMHO we'd be damned fools to ignore his advice completely. Sticking your head in the sand is not a good defense mechanism. I think virtually everybody is happy with the extra disclaimer. It the other parts that bother me.

[ANNOUNCE] Re: [GENERAL] Re: [HACKERS] proposed improvements to PostgreSQL license

2000-07-04 Thread Philip Warner
At 03:23 4/07/00 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: IMHO we'd be damned fools to ignore his advice completely. Sticking your head in the sand is not a good defense mechanism. FWIW, I think the disclaimer could be strengthened to protect people who sell the PostgreSQL CD, and people who offer it on servers,