Where'd you get the licence from? None of that is in the licence I'm reading!
(http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/index.jsp) (http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/license.jsp) ... John > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lane > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 3:17 PM > To: Bruce Momjian > Cc: Palle Girgensohn; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Patch for collation using ICU > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> Not until ICU is released under a BSD license ... > > > Well, readline isn't BSD either, but we use it. It is any > different? > > Did you read the license? Some of the more troubling bits: > > : It is the understanding of INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES > CORPORATION > : that the purpose for which its publications are being reproduced is > : accurate and true as stated in your attached request. > > (er, which attached request would that be?) > > : Permission to quote from or reprint IBM publications is > limited to the > : purpose and quantities originally requested and must not be > construed as > : a blanket license to use the material for other purposes or > to reprint > : other IBM copyrighted material. > > : IBM reserves the right to withdraw permission to reproduce > copyrighted > : material whenever, in its discretion, it feels that the privilege of > : reproducing its material is being used in a way detrimental to its > : interest or the above instructions are not being followed > properly to > : protect its copyright. > > : IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject > : matter in this document. The furnishing of this document > does not give > : you any license to these patents. You can send license inquiries, in > : writing, to: > > : For license inquiries regarding double-byte (DBCS) > information, contact > : the IBM Intellectual Property Department in your country or send > : inquiries, in writing, to: > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
