On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Tomonari Katsumata <t.katsumata1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > PostgreSQL is released under "the PostgreSQL License". > http://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/ > > I've checked the PostgreSQL License, > and had a question. > http://opensource.org/licenses/PostgreSQL > > It seems that the license requres a "LICENSE" file > in the target product > [quote] >> Then put the license into a file called "LICENSE" in >> your software distribution. > > But I couldn't find "LICENSE" file in current PostgreSQL source tree, > instead found a "COPYRIGHT" file. > > It seems the contents of the "COPYRIGTH" file are all required by the > license. > So I have confused why PostgreSQL has a "COPYRIGHT" file instead of > "LICENSE". > Anybody knows the reason? > And is this non problem thing?
I don't think it matters very much what the file is called, as long as it's in a file that can be found easily by people who want to know what the license is. I imagine that either LICENSE or COPYRIGHT would suffice for that purpose. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
