[GENERAL] GT.M database open sourced (fwd)

[Sean]

Does the GNU License let you do that?
I mean supposing i take the x86 linux and port it to linuxppc, will it not
be covered under the GNU license any longer? 

Or even if i take the source and recompile it on AIX does this mean my
license gets revoked? 




On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Mark Szidik wrote:

> 
> Below is a message posted to the postgres open source database mailing
> list.  Comments?
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> Mark Szidik
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:09:13 -0500
> From: Adam Lang <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>
> To: PGSQL General <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] GT.M database open sourced
> 
> Actually, I liked this quote: ""By making our database technology and
> programming language available on the GNU/Linux platform, we inherit a
> worldwide group of programming and testing resources that will cooperate
> with us, while working on their own behalf to enhance the software.
> Potentially, this opens a new revenue stream for Sanchez," said K.S.
> Bhaskar, vice president of Sanchez' Greystone Group."
> 
> Basically they are looking for the community to code and test the x86
> version, and they will port code and fixes to their other platforms to sell.
> It seems like an attempt at downsizing the development team. ;)
> 
> Adam Lang
> Systems Engineer
> Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
> To: "Ned Lilly" <ned@greatbridge.com>
> Cc: "PostgreSQL General" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] GT.M database open sourced
> 
> 
> > Ned Lilly <ned@greatbridge.com> writes:
> > > Is anybody familiar with this?
> > > http://news.excite.com:80/news/bw/001107/pa-sanchez
> >
> > This strikes me as some people who hope to freeload off open-source
> > efforts, without having actually learned anything about how the
> > community works.  Did you catch this:
> >
> > :  GT.M is currently available on the IBM RS/6000 AIX, Compaq Alpha/AXP
> Tru64
> > :  UNIX and Open VMS, HP Series 9000 HP-UX, Sun SPARC Solaris and x86
> > :  GNU/Linux. The release of GT.M as open source freeware applies only
> > :  to the x86 GNU/Linux platform.
> >
> > Aside from pissing off those of us who use one of those other platforms
> > ;-), there's the question of whether Sanchez actually thinks that people
> > are not going to be able to figure out how to port the code to non-x86-
> > Linux platforms... or does their "open source" license say you're not
> > allowed to do that?
> >
> > regards, tom lane
> 
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