New Apache License?

[Richard Welty]

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:09:16 -0800 JACK BOWLING <jbinpg at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Richard Welty <rwelty at averillpark.net> wrote:

> > the real question is "what's free about this?". with
> > PostgreSQL, you have the "free means free" ideal of
> > BSD licensing, you can do whatever you want with a
> > copy of PostgreSQL.

> And don't forget the increasing excellent Firebird
> with its long pedigree.

yes, Firebird is a nice database. it has some advantages over
PostgreSQL, and PostgreSQL some advantages over Firebird.
the choice between them is far from a no-brainer.

anyone contemplating a serious database project owes it to
themselves to look at both very carefully.

richard
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