aharrison@... wrote:

> At 04:53 PM 6/21/2001 -0400, Leyne, Sean wrote:
> >The product, called Red Hat Database, will be based on PostgreSQL and
> >will be available only through the Red Hat subscription service
> >offering.
>
> Fascinating. In what sense is that open source?
>

Good question, but remember that Postgres, like InterBase and the IPL, is
not a copyleft type GPL licence, its more like the BSD one, and does allow
for the use in closed, commercial products.

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Nick Gorham
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and not like his passangers, screaming in a panic, looking for the
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