-----Original Message-----
From: Renney Thomas [mailto:renneyt@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:43 PM
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL

>What are the legal implications of copying Oracle's own PL/SQL 
>procedures code and porting them to PgSQL as you suggested?

INAL, but I would read carefully over the Oracle license agreement and
redistribution allowances before doing this, especially if the database
is installed in a commercial environment.  With all the legal activity
around open source lately, it seems dangerous (probably harmless in a
test/development environment though).

Merlin

Fri, 8 Aug 2003 08:07:01 -0400
"Merlin Moncure" <merlin.moncure@rcsonline.com>
Re: RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL

I thought the original suggestion was about migrating 
user created PL/SQL code, not Oracle-created code.
If so, why should there be any problem?

I agree that you shouldn't touch a line of Oracle code, even built-in SPs. 
You would need to recreate that in a clean room kind of way, I think.

andrew

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merlin Moncure" <merlin.moncure@rcsonline.com>
To: "Renney Thomas" <renneyt@yahoo.com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Renney Thomas [mailto:renneyt@yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:43 PM
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL
> 
> >What are the legal implications of copying Oracle's own PL/SQL 
> >procedures code and porting them to PgSQL as you suggested?
> 
> INAL, but I would read carefully over the Oracle license agreement and
> redistribution allowances before doing this, especially if the database
> is installed in a commercial environment.  With all the legal activity
> around open source lately, it seems dangerous (probably harmless in a
> test/development environment though).
> 
> Merlin
> 
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Fri, 8 Aug 2003 08:19:55 -0400
"Andrew Dunstan" <andrew@dunslane.net>
Re: RE : Oracle to PostgreSQL