

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:peter_e@gmx.net] 
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:34 PM
> To: Dann Corbit
> Cc: Matthew T. O'Connor; Christopher Kings-Lynne; Greg Stark; 
> PostgreSQL Development
> Subject: RE: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Not 7.5, but 8.0 ?
> 
> 
> Dann Corbit writes:
> 
> > > At the risk of stating the obvious: Cygwin is your friend 
> in exactly 
> > > this case.
> >
> > Yes, but how friendly is it?
> 
> What are you asking here?  Is it easy to install and use?  Yes.

You brought it up.

> > Cygwin requires a license for commercial use.
> 
> No, it does not.

Really?

What's this then?
http://www.cygwin.com/licensing.html
http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:39:30 -0800
"Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com>
Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Not 7.5, but 8.0 ?

By the (non-existant) powers vested in me I hereby designate this as 
"rehash old and fruitless arguments" week.

cheers

andrew

Dann Corbit wrote:

>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:peter_e@gmx.net] 
>>Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:34 PM
>>To: Dann Corbit
>>Cc: Matthew T. O'Connor; Christopher Kings-Lynne; Greg Stark; 
>>PostgreSQL Development
>>Subject: RE: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Not 7.5, but 8.0 ?
>>
>>
>>Dann Corbit writes:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>>At the risk of stating the obvious: Cygwin is your friend 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>in exactly 
>>    
>>
>>>>this case.
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Yes, but how friendly is it?
>>>      
>>>
>>What are you asking here?  Is it easy to install and use?  Yes.
>>    
>>
>
>You brought it up.
>
>  
>
>>>Cygwin requires a license for commercial use.
>>>      
>>>
>>No, it does not.
>>    
>>
>
>Really?
>
>What's this then?
>http://www.cygwin.com/licensing.html
>http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/
>
>
>  
>


Tue, 18 Nov 2003 01:56:18 -0500
Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Not 7.5, but 8.0 ?
Dann Corbit writes:

> > > Cygwin requires a license for commercial use.
> >
> > No, it does not.
>
> Really?
>
> What's this then?
> http://www.cygwin.com/licensing.html

The Cygwin license, the GPL, specifically says:

  Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
  covered by this License; they are outside its scope.  The act of
  running the Program is not restricted, ...

So "commercial use" is clearly allowed.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net


Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:15:13 +0100 (CET)
Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Not 7.5, but 8.0 ?