Jasen Betts <jasen (AT) xnet (DOT) co.nz> writes:

Fortunately, with PostgreSQL, there is no organisation for them to buy
out to get control over it.

They'd have to do it the legitimate way: contribute code improvements
subject to peer review, and have the results released as free software.
Somehow I don't see Oracle moving that way any time soon.

The folly of copyright assignment policies is looking worse all the time
<URL:http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Copyright-assignment-Once-bitten-twice-shy-1049631.html>
<URL:http://www.ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2010/02/01/copyright-not-all-equal.html>.

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