
> > LZO and the LZO algorithms and implementations are distributed under the
> > terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) { auf Deutsch }.
> 
> GPL is alone a fatal objection for something that has to go into the
> guts of Postgres.

Yes, but the author states that special projects can get a special license.

> What assurances does LZO offer that we won't be stepping on a patent mine?

There was a whole discussion on the author's website explaining what he did 
to guarantee the free use of the algorithms, but unfortunately I don't find
it anymore. 

The author wants PGP encrypted mail which I don't have.
Maybe he would have a comment for us "BSD License defending PostgreSQL'ers" 
if someone forwarded this to him.
(http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/pgp.html)

I can tell you from experience that the performance of these algorithms is
really 
astonishing.

Andreas

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 10:47:35 +0200
Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at>
AW: AW: lztext and compression ratios... 